James Edwin Winters III, 71, of Lititz, died Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at Ephrata Community Hospital. Born in Washington, DC, he was the husband of the late Carol (Balthaser) Winters, and the son of the late James E. Winters, Jr and Clarice (Buechley) Winters. James was a US Army Veteran, having served from 1966 to 1969. He was a member of VFW Post #1463, Lititz; Elks of Ephrata; AMVETS Post #136, Ephrata, where he also served as Commander for 2 years; Axel Snappers of Ephrata; and the Antique Automobile Club of America in Hershey. James retired in 1999 from Donnelly Printing, where he worked 14 years in the maintenance department. Prior to that, he was a shop foreman for Heill Co. for 14 years. Post-retirement, he worked as a Service Officer for AMVETS of Indiantown Gap, PA. He enjoyed listening to Oldies music and riding his golf cart on Buttonwood Beach in Maryland. He loved to travel to new places and caring for the fish in his aquarium. He was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ in Denver. James is survived by his fiancée, Vivian Showers of Lititz; 2 sons: William Scott Winters and his fiancée Valerie Brymeser of Carlisle and Bradley James Winters and his wife Abby of Lititz; 5 grandchildren; and 2 brothers: Keith Winters of MI and William Winters of Middleburg, FL. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:30 PM on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at Charles F. Snyder, Jr Funeral Home & Crematory, 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz with Pastor Dave R. Brumbaugh officiating. Friends and family will be received at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Inurnment, with full military honors, will follow in Moravian Cemetery, Lititz. Kindly omit flowers. Memorial contributions in James' memory may be made to AMVETS, Dept. of PA Service Foundation, 3 Fort Indiantown Gap, #3-97, Annville, PA 17003.