Birth date: Feb 4, 1959 Death date: Mar 15, 2026
James "Jim" Bearden age 67, of Tampa, FL, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2026. He was born February 4, 1959, to Margarita Romo and James Ralph Bearden. He was a beloved father to three and a cherished grandfather to six, leaving be Read Obituary
Jimmy and I worked together many years ago in North Carolina working tobacco and making homemade cider. Those were good times. Rest in peace my friend. -David Anderson
We've known Jimmy for over 55 years. When he was a boy, he LOVED to fish. We called it "wetting a line." He would want to fish anywhere, anytime. We'd pass a ditch and he'd ask to go back and wet a line. I told him that was a drainage ditch. He'd say, "Yeah, but there could be fish in there" and so we'd turn around and go back and let him try it. Pictures from a day of fishing in Lake Tohopekaliga in Florida with me, my Dad and sister Kathleen, who Jimmy went to school with at Chamberlain High School. Jimmy was always up for anything - riding a horse bareback at Saffles Farm in Tennessee. And he always did everything with a smile. He loved to joke around and laughed easily. We remained pretty close and talked by phone two or three times a month. I will miss him dearly. My prayers are with Maria, Cristina, Tony and Jimmy, and all the rest of his amazing family! Chuck and Julie Anderson
