James Lee Bedford Sr., age 61, of Adrian, Missouri passed away on Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Celebration of Life Services for James will be Saturday, June 21st, 2025 at the Vansant-Mills Funeral Home, Clinton, Missouri beginning at 2:00 PM.  Family will receive friends from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM at the chapel. Inurnment will be in the Yeater Cemetery in Osceola, Missouri. Memorial contributions may be made to the James Lee Bedford Sr. Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the funeral home.

James Lee Bedford, Sr was born on November 9, 1963 in Kansas City, Missouri.

Jimmy is preceded in death by his son James Lee (Bubba) Bedford, Jr, and his parents Ida Mae Martin and George Henry Bedford, stepmother Bernice Bedford and 4 grandchildren.

He is missed by his wife Linda Bedford, his children; Elizabeth Howard, Sarah Bedford, Charles Bedford, Christina Bedford, and Robert Bedford, his sister Yevone Coyle and husband Raco Coyle, his brother Daniel Martin, his sister-in-law Kelly Martin, his brother-in-laws; Roy and Mindy Howard, Charles Howard, George Howard, Shang and Amy Howard, his grandchildren; (almost too mean LOL) Brady Easterling, Emma Wiecken, Alexis Bedford, Destiny Bedford, Caden Butterworth, Ean Van Blaricon, Richlynn Bedford, Lucas Bedford, Kain Bedford, Lily Bedford and Desiree Bedford, along with multiple nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews and a lot of friends.

Jimmy loved to help people anyway he could. He loved his music and telling stories. He has a heart of gold, but most of all he loved his family. His children and grandchildren were the world to him. He loved to tell people how nice they looked, that is women, LOL.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home in Clinton, Missouri.