James Snider

January 6, 1942 - March 28, 2021

James Dale Snider, 79, of Napoleon, Ohio died unexpectedly on Sunday, March 28th, 2021 at his residence. Jim was born January 6, 1942 in Wilmington, Ohio and was the son of the late Jesse and Ruth Snider. On August 9, 1975 he married Pamela Hedrick in Napoleon, Ohio and she survives. Jim worked as a skilled trades instructor at Owens Community College for the past 40 years. He formerly worked as the maintenance manager at LaChoy, Archbold, and director of maintenance at the Catholic Club, Toledo. He was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church, Napoleon. He was an avid model train collector and loved anything to do steam engineering. He was a member and Vice President of the National Institute for Uniform Licensing of Power Engineers and member and Secretary of the North American Model Engineering Society. He is also survived by sons, Michael Snider, Timothy Travis, and Shawn Travis. He was also preceded in death by sons, Randy, David, Robin, and Matthew; and a sister, Sharon Phillips. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 3rd at Rodenberger-Gray Funeral Home, Napoleon, Ohio, where visitation will be held from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. A private entombment will take place at Riverview Memory Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Huntington Disease Society of America or a charity of the donor’s choice. Online condolences may be made at www.rodenbergergray.com