James Timothy “Tim” Bourne, of Joplin, Missouri, died Dec. 23, 2024. He was born in Pittsburg, Kansas on Dec. 11, 1961, to Joseph and Dorothy Bourne. A beloved husband, father, and “Papa”, Tim passed peacefully in his home surrounded by the love of his wife and daughters after a courageous 25-year battle with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) kidney disease and its complications.