Our condolences to the Arthur family and the Cold Water Volunteer Fire Department of Concord, North Carolina. FireFighter James Arthur, 19, a 4 year veteran of the Cold Water Volunteer Fire Department, died Monday February 11, 2008. James was responding to a motor vehicle accident in his personal vehicle on Old Concord Road when he took a curve too fast and his pickup truck left the roadway, overturned, and he was ejected. He was transported to CMC-Northeast Hospital in Concord, but died shorthly after.

     James joined Cold Water Volunteer Fire Department as a Junior FireFighter soon as he turned 16, following in his father's footsteps becoming a volunteer firefighter. He had worked various jobs after high school, but was taking classes and working towards his goal of becoming a professional firefighter and an emergency medical technician.

     Our brother James leaves behind his parents Woody and Terri, and his two sisters Shannon and Whitney. A visitation for James will be held on Friday February 15, 2008 5-8:30PM at Wilkinson Funeral Home in Concord. A funeral for James will be held on Saturday February 16, 2008 2PM at New Gilead United Church of Christ in Concord.