Born Nov. 24, 1937, he was the son of Edgar and Iva (Clark) Meng.
He worked as a plumber for Williams Plumbing and Heating and the Plumbers & Steam Fitters Union Local No.157 of Terre Haute, retiring in 1999. He was a member of the Souls Harbor Church of Jesus Christ in Shelburn and the Master Gardeners of both Greene and Sullivan counties.
Survivors include, his mother, Iva (Clark) Meng of Sullivan; former wife and friend, R. Yvonne (Williams) Meng; a son, James W. Jr. and wife Bette Meng, of Linton; two daughters, Marcy L. and husband, Terry Stephens, of Vincennes and Tamra S. Meng and partner, Cindy Robinson, of Terre Haute; grandchildren, Jenna and husband, Nathan Brown, Bryant Meng, Brock and Kelsey Stephens; great-granddaughter, Neely Brown; two brothers, Eugene "Gene" and wife, Josephine Meng of Merom, and William "Bill" and wife Judy Meng, of Terre Haute; and two sisters, Carolyn Maxey, of Sullivan, and Patricia Christison, of Spencer.
He was preceded in death by his father, Edgar Meng.
Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. on Wednesday at Anderson-Poindexter Dugger Chapel with pastors Bruce Campbell and Darren Thrasher officiating. Burial will follow at the Carlisle IOOF Cemetery.
Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. on Tuesday and from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Wabash Valley, 600 S. First Street, Terre Haute, Ind.