James Lloyd Moren, born on August 4, 1930, to John Wesley and Millie Jane (Wilson) Moren in Wellsburg, WV, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on May 17, 2026.
James was more lovingly referred to as Jim. He was Dad to his 4 daughters, to his mother he was Jimmy, and friend to many others. However, to his 12 grandchildren and 20 Great grandchildren , he was known as Gramps, Big PaPa, or Papap .Each of these were the biggest prides of his life.
He is the last remaining of 6 siblings. Jim is survived by his 4 daughters and their families. Millie (Alfred) Martsolf, Elsie (Steve) Gass, Roberta “Bobbi”( Les) Taylor, and Jamie (Chris) Wagner.
He proudly wore the army uniform, but loved God and his family above all things . He was a member of the Methodist church growing up, and won his perfect attendance pins 13 years in a row.
Family reunions were one of his passion projects where he would manage to bring everyone together again with love and laughter. Jim was the only choice you would want to put on a Santa suit and share the Christmas season. It was a tie who enjoyed it the most; the children who got to share the candy canes and HoHoHo’s, or Jim.
He spent many hours throughout the years in volunteer work as well. On a Sunday or a Monday night you would find him with his grandchildren and other family enjoying his favorite Black and Gold team the “Steelers.” He loved the crack of bowling pins and won many bowling awards over the years with the Elks and Church of the Nazarene Leagues.
He was one of the hardest workers you would ever know, retiring 4 times. Among his jobs were a laborer in the construction field, owning a family restaurant , where the regulars came for the food but came back for the kind owner. Finally, he became everybody’s favorite pizza delivery man. He loved to laugh , was quick with the wit and enjoyed a good board or dice game. Life was sometimes hard, but filled with lots of fun. It was the many lessons learned that made him one of the gentlest souls you would ever meet. He wasn’t much of a hugger, but you always knew he loved you.
It was a life well lived and he will be missed. Till we meet again!
Family and friends will be received on Thursday, May 21, 2026 from 2-4 & 6-8 PM at Thompson-Miller Funeral Home, Inc., 124 E. North St., Butler, PA 16001.
Full Military Honors accorded by the Butler Co. Honor Guard will take place at 12:00 noon on Friday, May 22, 2026, at the funeral home, followed immediately by a funeral service officiated by Rev. Kevin M. Bowen of Middlesex Presbyterian Church.
He will be laid to rest in Greenlawn Burial Estates.
All who knew Jim are encouraged to share memories and upload photos to his unique remembrance page at www.thompson-miller.com.