James Gordon Bingham, Jr., of Kimberling City, MO went home to be with the Lord on August 17, 2020 following a lengthy illness in his home surrounded by his loving family. Gordon moved here from Memphis,TN in 2005 and has been a long time member of First Baptist Church of Kimberling City. The son of James Gordon Bingham, Sr. and Jessie Mae McKibbin Bingham, Gordon was born in  Grenada, MS on December 29, 1935. Gordon is survived by his wife, Brenda Holland Bingham, daughters Alicia Mason of Branson, MO, Lucinda "Cindy" Rico (Joe) of Kalamazoo, MI, and a son James G."Bing" Bingham, III, of Knoxville,TN. He has seven grandchildren: Bailey, Hayden, and Shelby Mason of Branson, MO; Kayla, Christopher and Nicholas Rico of Kalamazoo, MI; Joshua Schroeder (Sara) of Cedar Rapids, IA and one great grandchild, Ellis also of Cedar Rapids, IA. Gordon is also survived by a brother, William M. Bingham of Memphis, TN, sisters Jane Woods of Bolivar, TN and Linnie Tyus of Pensacola, FL and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his sister, Julia Boyd of Memphis, TN.

Gordon received his Bachelors of Business Administration from University of Memphis. He served as Director of Insurance for the City of Memphis and Shelby County from 1963-1972. He was an insurance specialist and held certification as a Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and a Series 7 Security License. He owned his own insurance agency, Bingham Financial Group, in Memphis, TN for over 30 years. As a Marine, he was stationed at Parris Island, Camp LeJeune and Okinawa Japan. He was a graduate of Grenada High School (Mississippi) where he played basketball. He went on to play basketball for Millsaps College.

Gordon's favorite thing to do was play bridge. He also enjoyed traveling with his family to many wonderful places. His trip to Israel, in 2014, with his family and Pastor Bob Johnson was one of his favorite trips. He was active in church, the Memphis Jaycees and Memphis Life Underwriters Association.

There will be a Military Honors Service on Friday, August 21, 2020 at Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Springfield, for the immediate family.

Flowers will not be at the service but can be delivered to the residence via Stumpff Funeral Home, 65 Comfort Lane, Kimberling City, MO 65686.  The family requests that any donations be made in his name to First Baptist Church of Kimberling City, 2 Lakeshore Dr., Kimberling City, MO 65686 or Shepherd of the Hills Humane Society at www.bransonhumanesociety.com