James Melvin Dihel, 79, West Plains, Missouri, passed away Saturday, November 29, 2025, at Phelps Health Hospital, Rolla, Missouri.

He was born January 14, 1946, at Vidette, Arkansas, to Jerry and Emma Anderson Dihel.  He was married September 14, 1987, at Caulfield, Missouri, to Sharon Cain.  Mr. Dihel was a farmer and a welder.

He is survived by his wife, Sharon Dihel; two step-children, Michael Harrison and wife, Sue and Laura Romero and husband, John; three grandchildren, Robert, Angie and Amanda Harrison; brother-in-law, Lowell Simmons; nieces and nephews, Rebecca Kramer and husband, Dewey, Helen Spinks, Joe Mitchell, Jerry Mitchell and Frankie Mitchell and their families.

His parents, two sisters, Laverna Simmons and Fredia Mitchell and her children, Jessie and Gale Sue and two step-children, Tracy Harrison and Julia Harrison, , preceded him in death.

No services will be held.  Arrangements under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.