Firefighter James Paul “Jiggs” Little, age 25, of the Charleston Fire Department, died on March 4, 1949, when the floor collapsed during a fire at the Woolworth’s Department Store.

James was part of Charleston Fire Department’s Central Station crew for a little over a year.

He is survived by his wife, Evelyn; his two sons, James Paul Jr., and Edward Lee; his two brothers, Aubrey, who is also a firefighter at the Central Fire Station, and Ottie; his four sisters, Mable, Grace, Roberta, and Bonnie; and his mother, Emma.