James Lee “Jim” Sechrist, 77, Salem, Ind., died Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, at Robley Rex Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Louisville, Ky.

He was born June 3, 1948, in Warsaw. On Nov. 10, 1968, he married Helen A. Welborn, who preceded him in death in 2001. His wife, Marilyn Potter Sechrist, whom he married May 24, 2003, survives.

He also is survived by his children, Monica Turner, Syracuse, Monty (Lori) Sechrist, Leesburg, and Marlin (Michelle) Sechrist, Indianapolis; stepson, Travis (Jessice) Hampton; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and four sisters, Joann Saltzgiver, June Klotz, Janice Fountain and Jerrilyn Davis.

See the webpage at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapels, Warsaw.