WOONSOCKET James H. McWhorter, age 87 of Woonsocket, went to the midway in the sky on May 22, 2025, at PrairieView Care Center in Woonsocket.
A service to celebrate Jim and Penny McWhorters lives will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 28, at Welter Funeral Home with burial to follow at Ideal Cemetery in Huron. Visitation, with their family present, will be from 5 to 7 p.m., today, May 27, at Welter Funeral Home; or one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Wednesday morning.
Jim was born on September 15, 1937, to Elsie and Howard Mac Mcwhorter in Huron, South Dakota. He attended school in Huron, graduating in 1956 and attended 1 year of college at Huron University.
Jim married Penny Pierce of Woonsocket on Nov. 1, 1959, and to this union four children were born; Jimae (Milt) McWhorter-Ragels, James P. Petey (Kathy) McWhorter, Lon P. (Tammy Cadman) McWhorter and Dawn (Eric) Smith.
Jim started his career at the age of 6 months in show business traveling with his parents. He was a house painter in the off season for Art Schultz and later started Jim McWhorter Painting until getting back into show business in 1988 with his children. He was a member of the Hot Springs Showmans Association, Showmans League of America, International Independent Showmans Association and was inducted into the South Dakota Association of Fairs Hall of Fame. Jim was a man who never had a bad day.
Grateful for having shared in his life are his children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins and sister-in-law Nancy (Bob) DeCuir and brother-in-law Robert (Mary Ann) Pierce.
SEE YA ON DOWN THE ROAD Gentleman Jim McWhorter
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