James Eugene Busha better known as Jim, age 79 of Colorado Springs, Colorado, passed away on June 1, 2022. He was born in Mississippi on June 20, 1942 to Marshall and Luella Cleveland Busha.

Jim grew up in Boaz, AL and enlisted to the US Army in 1961 as military police. He was promoted to Chief Warrant Officer and eventually became lead of the US Army Criminal Investigation Department of South and East Asia. He served 27 years. In 1962 he met his wife in South Korea, and they were married for 55 years before her passing in 2019. Jim lived in Japan, Vietnam, South Korea, Washington DC, and several US states, until settling in Colorado Springs, CO in 1986, and acquired a second residence in Hamilton, AL in 2021.

Jim was a strong and generous provider who deeply loved his family. He held a Master’s degrees in Criminal Justice, Forensics, and Ballistics. He was an avid hunter and fisherman with numerous accomplishments, including developing HEMAG long range bolt-action rifles, big game hunting in Alaska, Colorado, Texas, and he planted many trees for future generations.

He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Janice S. Busha, parents, James Marshall and Luella Elaine (Cleveland) Busha, siblings, Thomas Jackson Busha, James Bobby Busha, Lela May Coppett, Kenny Ray Busha. Jim is survived by, his son, Jimmy Edwin Busha, daughter, Karen Anne Busha, 5 grandchildren, siblings, Dolly Farmer, Herman Lewis Busha, Mary Lou Smith, Gene Wallace Busha, Clara Nell “Cricket” Henderson, nephew, Gerald Wayne Busha and other nephews, nieces, and relatives. He was highly respected and loved by many. He will be missed very much.

A funeral service for Mr. Busha will be held on Monday, June 6, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. from the Bowen Funeral Home Chapel. The visitation will be held on Monday from 12:00 noon until 1:00 p.m. service time at the funeral home. A private family burial will take place at Pikes Peak National Cemetery in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Bowen Funeral Home of Winfield, Alabama serving the Busha family.