James E. Henry, 77, of Fort Smith departed this life, Monday, Oct. 2, 2000, in a nursing home.
He was born June 21, 1923, in Fort Smith, the son of the late Amos and Eva Henry.
He was a retired veterans representative with the Arkansas Employment Security Division. He belonged to Belle Point Lodge No. 20 Free and Accepted Masons and the Amrita Grotto. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Fort Smith. He served with the Army Air Corps during World War II.
Graveside service was 2 p.m. Friday at the U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction of Lewis Funeral Chapel of Fort Smith and officiated by the Rev. Bill Cheyne.
James is survived by his wife of 54 years, Almeda, two sons, Gary of Fort Smith and Bruce of Tempe, Ariz.; one sister, Mary Opal Foreman of Little Rock; and two grandsons, Gregory of Little Rock and Ryan of Fort Smith.
Pallbearers were Jim Furlow, Arl Cross, James Foster, Jack Stamm, Philip Jones and Steve Hatwig.
Honorary pallbearers were members of First United Methodist Church Builders Sunday school class and the runway 7 gang.
James E. Henry, 77, of Fort Smith departed this life, Monday, Oct. 2, 2000, in a nursing home.
He was born June 21, 1923, in Fort Smith, the son of the late Amos and Eva Henry.
He was a retired veterans representative with the Arkansas Employment Security Division. He belonged to Belle Point Lodge No. 20 Free and Accepted Masons and the Amrita Grotto. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Fort Smith. He served with the Army Air Corps during World War II.
Graveside service was 2 p.m. Friday at the U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction of Lewis Funeral Chapel of Fort Smith and officiated by the Rev. Bill Cheyne.
James is survived by his wife of 54 years, Almeda, two sons, Gary of Fort Smith and Bruce of Tempe, Ariz.; one sister, Mary Opal Foreman of Little Rock; and two grandsons, Gregory of Little Rock and Ryan of Fort Smith.
Pallbearers were Jim Furlow, Arl Cross, James Foster, Jack Stamm, Philip Jones and Steve Hatwig.
Honorary pallbearers were members of First United Methodist Church Builders Sunday school class and the runway 7 gang.
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