Birth date: Jul 9, 1937 Death date: May 10, 2016
James C. Athey, 78 years old, of Lucketts, Virginia died on May 10, 2016. He was born at home in Furnace Mountain, Virginia on July 9, 1937 to parents Emory Calvin Athey and Lucille Green Athey. He is survived by his wife of 58 ye Read Obituary
Dear Mrs. Athey and Family,
We are very sorry to hear about Mr. Athey's passing. He was a truly wonderful, generous man. We have been blessed to live in his houses and we so enjoyed talking to him over the years. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Steve & Julie Metz
Jim was very humble and kind man. Debbie his sister always spoke highly of her brother.
I enjoyed going to the big picnics they had in the summer on their farm.
Jimmy you will be missed by many, many people. RIP
Dear Jody and family,
Sorry to hear of Jim’s passing. He was an honest and generous man who helped us settle in Loudoun County. For that and his friendship, we will be forever grateful.
Jerry and Kathy Dubit
Dear Jody and Family,
Frank and I send our condolences to you all at this sad time. We hope you will find some comfort in knowing Jimmy is no longer suffering. Indeed you have not lost him--you know where he is--in heaven and watching over you. We hold you in our hearts and will keep you in our prayers.
Frank and Anna Marinoff
Point of Rocks, Maryland
Our deepest sympathy for the loss of your father. May the memories made with him be a comfort to you in the coming days. Diane and Eric Chang
Our thoughts and prayers are with your family at this sad time. Mr. Athey was one of the first people we met when we moved to Loudoun County in 1979. He built our house and became our friend as well. Mr. Athey was a very generous person.
Joanne and family My thoughts and prayers are with you during this time.
I have very fond memories of our " Archie Bunker " vs " Meat-head " relationship, it was always fun back and forth. To be serious; I will always have the greatest memories, and I am very thankful for all the things Mr. Athey taught me during the 35+ years I had the pleasure to know him. All that he shared with me about building, business, life experiences, love of wife and family, love of God...ect. were shared with selflessness and love. His intentions were only good. He was to me an example of a real Man's man; which I really respected...many things come to mind.."early to bed..early to rise..makes a man healthy wealthy and wise" ...Self-made...an example to be like....Strong...Wise...Never lazy..always doing something..full of energy...no excuses..caring about others...Knowing something about all subjects....He would always say that there was only 1 perfect man who ever lived. However, I can think of very few bad points ( not worth mentioning)...only good traits in Jimmy....the good in him overwhelmingly outweighed any small flaws. I loved and respected this man like a father, and will continue to feel the same forever. Always looked up to him, and wanted to be like him....My Role Model.
Dear JoAnn and Family, Please accept my sincere sympathy in your loss of a very generous and kind gentleman. Words are never adequate at times like these. I would like to share my feelings about Jimmy. He certainly left his mark on Lovettsville in many ways. In the 1960s, Jimmy built the Parish Hall at St. James Church. When he began building homes, he built one of the first state of the art homes right outside of our Town. In the 1980s, he built the second phase of the Lakeview Village Townhomes. During my tenure as Mayor, he purchased the Hammond farm which is now Town Center. After submitting his ideas for development of the property, at our request, he waited until we wrote ordinances to accommodate a Town Center. He later sold the property, but not before helping the Town to secure a loan for the new Wastewater Treatment Plant. Jim put up a sizeable amount of money for future taps in order that we could go to loan closure. There are so many more great stories of his good will to our Town. He always wanted the best for us. It was my pleasure to have known and worked with Jim. Thank you for allowing me to share a few memories of Jim Athey.
Elaine Walker
