Obituary of James Alfred Daniels

The family of Reverend Daniels will be receiving friends Wednesday, June 10, 2015 from 5-7 p.m. and Thursday, June 11th from noon until the service at Faith Lutheran Church (1655 W. Main), Lebanon TN. The funeral service will begin at 1 p.m. on Thursday, also at Faith Lutheran Church. Reverend Daniels, 83 passed away peacefully on June 5, 2015. He was born in 1932 at home in Philadelphia PA. He is the son of the late James and Florence Warnke Daniels of Philadelphia PA. Pastor Daniels attended Germantown High School in Philadelphia PA, served in the U.S. Army in White Sands, NM and graduated from Drexel University with an Engineering degree prior to entering the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. He graduated with a Masters of Divinity degree in 1960 and served as a minister in the Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America for over 38 years in various churches. Upon retirement, he served as interim pastor in several churches in the Lebanon and Nashville area for 12 years. He is a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Lebanon, TN. He is survived by his brother, Robert (Alta) Daniels of Queen Valley AZ and his wife of 60 years, Nancy Joan Stephens Daniels. James and Nancy have three children: Susan (Paul) Casner, Lebanon TN, Jim (Karin) Daniels of St. Peters PA, and David (Elizabeth) Daniels of Lebanon TN. He has 6 grandchildren: Amanda Daniels, Derek (Tiffany) Daniels, Jamie (Michael) Cooney, Brian Casner, Jesse and Nicholas Daniels. He also has 7 great-grandchildren and 2 more due in August. He has many relatives including his nieces and nephews as well. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made to: Faith Lutheran Church in memory of James Daniels. Sellars Funeral Home, Lebanon TN, 615.444.9393.