Services for Dykes Lee James, of Brookhaven, were 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 7, at First Baptist Church in Brookhaven with burial in Newell Cemetery in Brookhaven.
Brookhaven Funeral Home on Natchez Drive was in charge of arrangements.
Mr. James, 79, died Jan. 4, 2008, at his residence. He was born in Lincoln County on Jan. 30, 1928, to J.H. James and Paralee Newell James.
He was a lifelong resident of the Old Red Star community and graduated from Loyd Star High School. He was a self-employed dairy farmer for 38 years and served as a board member for Dairymen Incorporated and the Lincoln Rural Water Association. He was also on the board of Southwest Electric Power Association for 34 years.
His many years of faithful service to his church and community were recognized when he and his wife were honored as Unsung Heroes in The DAILY LEADER in 1994. He was a member of First Baptist Church where he served as a deacon, a member of the sanctuary choir, and the Cecil Rhodes Sunday School Class.
Preceding him in death were his parents; two brothers, J.H. James Jr. and Billie Earl James; and a great-grandson, Joshua Cooper Smith.
Survivors are his wife of 61 years, Helen Watts James, of Brookhaven; his daughters, Linda Kay Smith and husband Sammy, of Brookhaven, Sondra James, of Pearl, and Patsy Parker and husband George, of Brookhaven; his grandchildren, Sonya Anders and husband Del, Shane Smith and wife Robyn, Ryan Parker and wife Amy, and Oliva Watts and husband Josh; his great-grandchildren, Lane, Molly, and Melinda Anders, and Leigh-Taylor and Jon Tyler Smith; his brother, Glynn James and wife Juanita; and numerous nieces, nephews, and friends.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church Building Fund.
Daily Leader, January 8, 2008
Brookhaven Funeral Home on Natchez Drive was in charge of arrangements.
Mr. James, 79, died Jan. 4, 2008, at his residence. He was born in Lincoln County on Jan. 30, 1928, to J.H. James and Paralee Newell James.
He was a lifelong resident of the Old Red Star community and graduated from Loyd Star High School. He was a self-employed dairy farmer for 38 years and served as a board member for Dairymen Incorporated and the Lincoln Rural Water Association. He was also on the board of Southwest Electric Power Association for 34 years.
His many years of faithful service to his church and community were recognized when he and his wife were honored as Unsung Heroes in The DAILY LEADER in 1994. He was a member of First Baptist Church where he served as a deacon, a member of the sanctuary choir, and the Cecil Rhodes Sunday School Class.
Preceding him in death were his parents; two brothers, J.H. James Jr. and Billie Earl James; and a great-grandson, Joshua Cooper Smith.
Survivors are his wife of 61 years, Helen Watts James, of Brookhaven; his daughters, Linda Kay Smith and husband Sammy, of Brookhaven, Sondra James, of Pearl, and Patsy Parker and husband George, of Brookhaven; his grandchildren, Sonya Anders and husband Del, Shane Smith and wife Robyn, Ryan Parker and wife Amy, and Oliva Watts and husband Josh; his great-grandchildren, Lane, Molly, and Melinda Anders, and Leigh-Taylor and Jon Tyler Smith; his brother, Glynn James and wife Juanita; and numerous nieces, nephews, and friends.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church Building Fund.
Daily Leader, January 8, 2008
Services for Dykes Lee James, of Brookhaven, were 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 7, at First Baptist Church in Brookhaven with burial in Newell Cemetery in Brookhaven.
Brookhaven Funeral Home on Natchez Drive was in charge of arrangements.
Mr. James, 79, died Jan. 4, 2008, at his residence. He was born in Lincoln County on Jan. 30, 1928, to J.H. James and Paralee Newell James.
He was a lifelong resident of the Old Red Star community and graduated from Loyd Star High School. He was a self-employed dairy farmer for 38 years and served as a board member for Dairymen Incorporated and the Lincoln Rural Water Association. He was also on the board of Southwest Electric Power Association for 34 years.
His many years of faithful service to his church and community were recognized when he and his wife were honored as Unsung Heroes in The DAILY LEADER in 1994. He was a member of First Baptist Church where he served as a deacon, a member of the sanctuary choir, and the Cecil Rhodes Sunday School Class.
Preceding him in death were his parents; two brothers, J.H. James Jr. and Billie Earl James; and a great-grandson, Joshua Cooper Smith.
Survivors are his wife of 61 years, Helen Watts James, of Brookhaven; his daughters, Linda Kay Smith and husband Sammy, of Brookhaven, Sondra James, of Pearl, and Patsy Parker and husband George, of Brookhaven; his grandchildren, Sonya Anders and husband Del, Shane Smith and wife Robyn, Ryan Parker and wife Amy, and Oliva Watts and husband Josh; his great-grandchildren, Lane, Molly, and Melinda Anders, and Leigh-Taylor and Jon Tyler Smith; his brother, Glynn James and wife Juanita; and numerous nieces, nephews, and friends.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church Building Fund.
Daily Leader, January 8, 2008
Brookhaven Funeral Home on Natchez Drive was in charge of arrangements.
Mr. James, 79, died Jan. 4, 2008, at his residence. He was born in Lincoln County on Jan. 30, 1928, to J.H. James and Paralee Newell James.
He was a lifelong resident of the Old Red Star community and graduated from Loyd Star High School. He was a self-employed dairy farmer for 38 years and served as a board member for Dairymen Incorporated and the Lincoln Rural Water Association. He was also on the board of Southwest Electric Power Association for 34 years.
His many years of faithful service to his church and community were recognized when he and his wife were honored as Unsung Heroes in The DAILY LEADER in 1994. He was a member of First Baptist Church where he served as a deacon, a member of the sanctuary choir, and the Cecil Rhodes Sunday School Class.
Preceding him in death were his parents; two brothers, J.H. James Jr. and Billie Earl James; and a great-grandson, Joshua Cooper Smith.
Survivors are his wife of 61 years, Helen Watts James, of Brookhaven; his daughters, Linda Kay Smith and husband Sammy, of Brookhaven, Sondra James, of Pearl, and Patsy Parker and husband George, of Brookhaven; his grandchildren, Sonya Anders and husband Del, Shane Smith and wife Robyn, Ryan Parker and wife Amy, and Oliva Watts and husband Josh; his great-grandchildren, Lane, Molly, and Melinda Anders, and Leigh-Taylor and Jon Tyler Smith; his brother, Glynn James and wife Juanita; and numerous nieces, nephews, and friends.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church Building Fund.
Daily Leader, January 8, 2008
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