LINCOLNTON – Mr. Thomas Richard James, 77, beloved husband of the late Vita James, entered into rest on Saturday, November 13, 2010 at his daughter’s residence in Lincolnton, Ga.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at 11:30 AM at the In Focus Church with Pastor Brent Garrard and Pastor Wes James officiating. Burial will follow at Bellevue Memorial Gardens.
Mr. James was a loving husband and father. He was honest, upright and full of integrity, and was always giving to those who were less fortunate. He was a decorated veteran of the United States Army who served in Korea and Vietnam and was dedicated to his country and the men who served with him.
He is survived by his sons, Michael Timothy James (Catherine), Thomas Robert James, Joseph Paul James (Rhonda), and Brian Mitchell James (Lucinda), his daughters, Mary Theresa Maendele (Michael) and Kathy Lynn Jarvis (William), a brother, Larry James, as well as 17 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday evening, November 16, 2010 from 7:00 until 9:00 PM.