Funeral services were held, Wednesday,  October 11, 2000 at 11.am. for   Rev. Edgar L. James, pastor of  Turner Memorial A.M.E. Church in Washington, D.C. and recent candidate for  Episcopal office at the 46th General Conference.  He was called Home To Glory October 1 while on vacation with his wife Florence.  The had just begun the celebration of their 35th Wedding Aniversary with several members of their family and friends.  They were planning a Mediterranean cruise but Rev. James suffered a heart attack the day before they were to board their ship. He is survived by his wife, Florence James and two children: Angela Washington and Eric James, his mother, Lillie Mae James-Woods, five sisters: Symentha Hollingshead, Claudia Cross, Roena Gray, Margaret Green, M. Linden Griffith and Pearl Arnette Williams.   He also leaves behind many other close family members, in-laws and hundreds of friends and colleagues who will miss him dearly.  Electronic expressions of  sympathy can be sent to thejamesfamily@turneramec.org  For an indeph look at Rev. James, his life, his ministry  and his passing, you can visit the Turner Memorial A.M.E. Church web site at http://www.turneramec.org/revjames/index.htm