James Eugene Yoachum was born on March 11, 1950, in Joplin Missouri, to Eugene Earnest Yoachum and Betty Jean (Sprague) Yoachum.  He departed this life on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, at the age of 75 years.

The United States Navy Funeral Honors Team will provide military honors, honoring the life of James Yoachum on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at 10:00 am, at Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson, Oklahoma.

The family of James Eugene Yoachum has entrusted his care and cremation to Mallett Funeral Home and Crematory, 417 East Cherokee Street, Wagoner, Oklahoma, 74467, 918-485-2911.