James William McPherson

March 30, 1948 - February 11, 2021

James William McPherson, age 72, passed away on February 11, 2021 at his home in Dunwoody, GA. He was born on March 30, 1948 in Marietta, GA to his late parents Richard Lee McPherson and Evelyn Clyde Kuykendall McPherson. He graduated from Marietta High School in 1966 where he was a member of the football team and various other clubs. He then went on to the University of Georgia where he obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in Economics. He dearly loved the Georgia Bulldogs! Mr. McPherson worked most of his career, from 1972 until retirement in 2005, with the Comptroller of the Currency where he served as a bank examiner. He worked his way to become a Deputy Director in charge of Large Bank Supervision. He worked many years in Washington DC, and then Charlotte, NC as well as Atlanta where he retired to be close to home. He is survived by two sisters; Carol McPherson Partee of Kennesaw, GA, and Dorothy McPherson Melton (Gerald) of Alpharetta, GA, and four nephews; Paul Richard Pursell (Carol) of Kennesaw GA, Gregory Hayden Melton of Dallas, TX, Chase Patton Melton of Athens, GA, and Preston Walker Melton of Alpharetta, GA. He also had one niece, the late Pamela Pursell McClung of Kennesaw Georgia. Graveside services will be at 2:00 PM Friday, February 19th at Kennesaw memorial Park Cemetery in Marietta Rev. Dean Hunter officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family request donations to the American Heart Association at heart.org.