Obituaries James Nelson Gordy I By Staff Reports - September 23, 2017 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp INDIANAPOLIS James Nelson Gordy I, 72, died September 21, 2017. He was born April 23, 1945. A visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon on Monday at Jessen Funeral home, Whiteland Chapel. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens.