James "Jim" Lea Stine, 81, of Kansas City, Missouri passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at St. Joseph Medical Center. A Celebration of Life was held on Friday, December 11, 2020  at the Atkinson Funeral Home, 600 W Wall St., Harrisonville, MO 64701.

James was born on February 26, 1939, in Toledo, Ohio, the son of Emmett and Vivian (Gross) Stine.  He graduated from Peculiar High School 1957, and was proud of being an Eagle Scout, the highest attainable rank in Scouting. Jim married his first wife, Nancy Savage, in January 1959, in Miami, OK; to this union, they had two daughters: Patricia and Sharon. He went on to marry his late wife, Laurie, in July 2003, in Kansas City, MO.  Jim began his pipefitters apprenticeship on January 4, 1965 with Pipefitter's Union 533. He was a member of the Pipefitters Union 533 until his death. He received his 55-year pin in 2020. He enjoyed taking cruises, traveling, photography and cooking.

James was preceded in death by his late wife, Laurie Lynn Stine; his parents: Emmett and Vivian Stine; and sister, Dixie Stine. He is survived by his daughters: Patricia Hunt and husband, Greg, of Lee's Summit, MO; Sharon Halsey and husband, Jeff, of Laurel Springs, NC; 3 grandchildren: Alicia Morrison and husband, Sean of Lee's Summit, MO; Claire Brooks and husband, David of Sparta, NC; and Jeremy Halsey, Overland Park, KS; two great-Grandsons: Landon Morrison and Jacob Brooks; stepchildren: Jay Jensen, Hans Arwick, Jeffrey Arwick, Monte Arwick, Callie Kelley, Tracy Hannon, Jubilee Arwick, and Rosanna Harbin; and many step-grandchildren.