PRINCETON — James Thomas Twidell, 62, of Princeton died at 11:21 p.m. Friday, March 8, 2013, at his home in rural Princeton.

Born March 1, 1951, in Princeton to George and Margaret (Krager) Twidell, he married Mary Lee Florschuetz Sept. 22, 1973, in Mendota. She survives.

He was a 1969 graduate of Walnut High School and received his Bachelor of Arts in Animal Science from Western Illinois University in Macomb. He farmed for 22 years and raised pure bred Hampshire hogs. He also worked for Nelson Construction and was a finish carpenter for Someone's in the Kitchen in Princeton.