James Jay Sanborn
James
Jay Sanborn, 20, Bonners Ferry, passed away New
Years Day, January 1, 2014. Services will be
held for James at 11 a.m. Friday January 10, at
Springs of Living Water Free Methodist Church,
with gathering to follow.James was born September 28, 1993, in Libby, Montana. He lived with foster families until he was happily adopted by the Sanborns in 2002 at the age of eight.
James attended Naples Elementary School, Bonners Ferry High School and Riverside High School, where he had a 3.0 grade point average and wanted to pursue an education in computer technology. His teachers were very fond of him. His fortitude and helpful personality was evident and genuine to all who knew him.
He is survived by his father John Sanborn and wife Liz Bigsby, mother Jamie Weisleder and husband Peter Weisleder brothers Jacob, Joseph and Troy Sanborn and Andy Taylor Thompson, sisters Ann Thompson and Sarah Metz, grandparents Harley (Hod) and Virginia Sanborn and many aunts, uncles, and cousins.
James will be forever missed and forever loved by his family and by numerous friends.
Family and friends are invited to sign James’s book at www.bonnersferryfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Bonners Ferry Funeral Home.