JAMES FRANK HENEGAR, 48, died suddenly December 16, 2010 at Rex Hospital. He was born November 11, 1962, in Riverdale, Maryland, and moved to Raleigh with his family when he was 16. He graduated from Athens Drive HS and worked as a multi-talented carpenter.

He will be remembered for his gregarious personality and sense of humor. He was modest about his talents, which included art, fine cabinetry, and the ability to fix anything. The middle of five children, he was close to his family.

Left to cherish his memory are his daughter Cassidy Henegar of Fayetteville, AR, and his mother Mary Elsie Daisey of Raleigh, NC. He will also be greatly missed by his brother Robert Henegar, Jr., of Loris, SC, and his sisters Anne Huffman of Grayslake, IL, Leah Lewis of Oriental, NC and Jane Dolan of Raleigh, NC. He was the ââ?¬Å?favorite uncleââ?¬Â? of all his nieces and nephews: Savannah and Katie Henegar, Hannah Huffman, Michael, Rachel and Rebekah Lewis, and Jessie and Maddie Dolan. He was preceded in death by his father Robert Henegar of Myrtle Beach, SC.

The funeral will be at Our Lady of the Angels Chapel, St. Francis Catholic Church, 11401 Leesville Rd, Raleigh, at 10 a.m., Monday, December 20. The family will receive visitors Sunday evening from 5-8, at Jim�s mothers house, 2900 Wycliff Rd., Raleigh.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the James F. Henegar Memorial Fund of the National Cued Speech Association, 5619 McLean Dr., Bethesda, MD 20814, or the NC Wildlife Federation, 1024 Washington St., Raleigh, NC 27607.