James Sheldon Roopchan, 42, died Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at Ohio County Hospital. He was born Jan. 19, 1971, in San Fernando, Trinidad, to Lena Roopchan.
He was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy in Island, Ky., and was employed by Daicel Safety Systems America in Beaver Dam, Ky., James was preceded in death by his grandparents, Joseph and Esther Roopchan and by an uncle, Ralph Roopchan.
Survivors include his wife, Sandra Denise Wells Roopchan of Hartford; his mother, Lena Roopchan of Colby, Kan.; one brother, Peter Roopchan of Colby, Kan.; a father-in-law, Willam Wells of Hartford; three sister-in-laws, Teresa Wells of Hartford and Margery Wells and Anita J. Wells both of Madisonville; several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 26, at 1 p.m at Miller-Schapmire Funeral Home in Hartford, Ky., with Sister E. Carolyn Erwin officiating. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Wednesday from 9 a.m. until the time of the service at the funeral home.