James Hutton Lemly's Obituary
James Hutton Lemly, Jr., passed away at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania on Wednesday, Nov. 5. He was 59. He was born in Oxford, MS, on November 18, 1948, the son of the late Dr. James Hutton Lemly, Sr. and the late Onice Walker Lemly.
He received an undergraduate degree from Duke University in 1970 before serving in the United States Army from 1970 to 1973. After receiving a Masters in Public Accountancy from Georgia State University in 1975, Lemly relocated to Washington and began his career in the civilian Federal service at the Department of Justice where he served in a number of Accountant and Systems Accountant positions in the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, the Drug Enforcement Administration and Justice Management Division. In 1983, he met the requirements and received the certification as a Certified Public Accountant.
In 1989, he joined the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and was a Financial Systems Analyst in the Office of the Comptroller. Lemly served as Deputy Chief Financial Officer 1993 and then was Chief, Financial Systems Support Branch. He retired in April 2006 as the senior Systems Accountant and the principal advisor on FEMA financial management system matters. Upon retirement, he moved to Rehoboth Beach, DE.
Lemly is survived by his partner of 29 years, Dr. Thomas E. Brown; his sister, Mary Lemly Danewitz and her husband Larry Eugene, of Herndon, VA; his niece Susan Marie Danewitz and her husband, John A. G. Yoder and their daughter Enola E. Yoder-Danewitz, of Alexandria, VA; and his niece, Judith Anne Danewitz of Herndon, VA. He is also survived by 14 cousins and a host of friends in the Washington DC and eastern Sussex County areas.
Memorial services will be held Saturday, November 22, 11:30 AM at Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Atkins-Lodge Chapel, 16961 Kings Highway, Lewes, DE with the Rev. Tom Starnes officiating. Visitation will precede the services starting at 10:30 AM.
Memorial gifts should be sent to: Jim Lemly Memorial, CAMP Rehoboth, 37 Baltimore Avenue, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971.
Send online condolences to: [email protected]
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