James Marshall Peace was born on October 6, 1942 to Hezikiah Peace and Gladys Vick in Oxford, North Carolina. In his late teens he migrated to New York. In his late 20's he transitioned to the faith of Islam.  He changed his name to Abdul-Rahman Abdullah.

He married Hilda Stith and from this union had Aliya Peace. Then in 1975, he married Sybil Lawrence and from this union had Muhammad Abdullah.

He was preceded in death by his siblings, Lucious Peace, Shelby Jean Peace, and Richard M Peace.  He leaves behind one sibling, Thomas Peace.

He leaves to cherish his memory: Aliya Peace of Chesterfield, VA and Muhammad Abdullah of Jersey City, NJ, Keith Stith of Highland Springs, VA, Khalik Lowe of Brooklyn, NY, and Micki Lowe of Bronx, NY. He leaves many grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews and a host of friends of the New York area of the Nation of Islam and outside the Nation of Islam that were known by James/Abdul.

Services will be announced by the family at a later date.

J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment, Inc., 102 South Avenue, Petersburg, VA, (804) 732-8911, www.jmwilkersonsince1874.com .

"I suppressed the pains of longing, but they spoke,
My eyes revealed them, and my heart expressed them with my tears."

"Everyone hears the sounds of our longing in farewells,
But the truest of them is the one left unheard."

"I begged my eyes to hold back their tears,
On the day of farewell, I pleaded, 'Do not weep.'"

"I closed them so they wouldn't overflow, but they rained,
And I realized I do not control my tears."

"I dreamt that I was bidding them farewell,
And I wept from the pain of longing while they were still with me."

"It is bitter enough for me to bid farewell to a visitor,
So how could I part with those I carry within my ribs?!"