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| | James A. Harper, Jr. - Owner and President
James A. Harper, Jr. is the owner and president of the Nunn and Harper Funeral Home, Inc. He was born and raised in Rome, New York.
Jim graduated from Notre Dame High School in Utica, New York, Class of 1964; College of the Holy Cross, Class of 1968. Jim became was a teacher in the Rome School System for three years. After meeting his wife, Elizabeth Ann Nunn, her father, Martin J. Nunn, convinced Jim to attended Simmons Institute of Mortuary Science and Embalming. Jim graduated in 1972 with a degree in Mortuary Science and Embalming. He served his residency at Nunn and Harper under the direction of his father-in-law, Martin. In 1986, he became the president of Nunn and Harper Funeral Home.
Jim is a member of St. Paul’s Church, the Rome Knights of Columbus and their Fourth Degree, the Rome Elks Club, the Rome Moose Club, Teugega Country Club, and several professional organizations.
Jim and his wife, Betty Ann, live in Rome. They have two sons and a daughter-in-law, James A. “Jamie” Harper, III, and Edward “Eddie” and his wife, Chrissy, Harper.
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