New Iberia - A Memorial visitation will be from 4:00 to 6:00 PM, Friday, December 7, 2007 at Pellerin Funeral Home, in New Iberia for James Arnold Wade, 57, who died Tuesday, December 4, 2007 in a New Orleans hospital.
A native of Fernandina Beach, Florida, Mr. Wade was a coast guard licensed commercial boat captain, and was a resident of Abbeville and Erath for several years.
Survivors include his sons, Dennis Wade of Wilmington, NC and Craig Wade of Morehead City, NC; brothers, William Wade of Warrenton, Oregon; sisters, Janet Barefoot of New Bern, NC, Julie Halsey of Newport, NC; grandchildren, Jordan and Mia Wade; 3 nieces and 3 nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William Edward and Mary Virginia Daniels Wade.
Pellerin Funeral Home, 502 Jefferson Terrace Blvd, New Iberia, 365.3331, is in charge of arrangements.