EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO – James "Jim" Hadley, 86, of East Liverpool passed from this life on Saturday, April 22, 2023 at Good Samaritan Hospice in Beaver.

Jim was born in East Liverpool on November 20, 1936 a son of the late Hobart C. and Elma H. (Hickman) Hadley. He was a graduate of East Liverpool High School and attended Marietta College. Jim was an international representative for U.S. Steel Workers of America for several years before retiring. Upon retiring, Jim's priorities were church and family. He was a member of Virginia Avenue Church of Christ where he served as an elder. Jim was a loving father, grandfather and great grandfather. He will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.

Preceding Jim in death were two brothers Robert L. "Bob" and Carl E. Hadley.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 63 years, whom he married January 2, 1960, Marilyn G. (Watson) Hadley; two daughters Laura Talbott and her husband Scott and Karen Trotter and her husband Robert; three grandchildren Courtney Dalrymple and her husband Josh, Jerrica Lucas and her husband Stephen and Seth Talbott; two great grandchildren Avery and Aiden Dalrymple and baby Lucas on the way; sister Debra Melfi and her husband Mitch; sister-in-law Nancy Hadley and many nieces and nephews.

Friends may visit at the Virginia Avenue Church of Christ on Tuesday where the family will be present from 2 to 6 p.m. Evangelist Rico Brown and Evangelist Charles Pugh will conduct a service at the church on Wednesday at 11 a.m. Burial at Columbiana County Memorial Park.

Following the service, friends and family will gather at the Virginia Avenue Church of Christ Fellowship Hall, 116 California Avenue, Chester, WV 26034 for fellowship.