Military -
United States Marine Corps - Korean War - Honorably Discharged.
Husband of, Wanett Virginia Asbell.
Married - January 29, 1964.
Gravestone Inscription - "Together Forever"
Grave Location - Section - Garden of Gethsemane, Lot - 96D, Grave - 2.
Asbell, James A., of Florissant, Missouri, June 10, 2001; beloved husband of the late Wanett V.(nee Catt) Asbell; dear son of Rev. Andrew Leslie Asbell and the late Lela Katherine (nee Leonard) Asbell; dear brother of Sylvia Marjorie Fields and the late Leslie Asbell; dear uncle of Gary(Christy) Fields and the late Ferrell Leslie Fields; dear stepfather of Mavis(Jim)Gilbert and Louis Baird Sr; dear stepgrandfather of Michael Gilbert, Tammy Barton, Rhonda Patterson and Louis Baird Jr; dear step great-grandfather of Victoria and Veronica Barton, Harley Gilbert, Gena Emrick, Brendon and Connor Patterson, Payton and Dillon Baird; our dear brother-n-law, son-n-law, nephew, cousin and friend. Visitation on Wednesday, June 13, 2001, from 11 a.m. until time of service at 2 p.m. at, Chapel Hill Mortuary in Cedar Hill, Missouri. Interment at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Mr. Asbell accepted Christ at the age of 14, under the ministry of his Father, Rev. Andrew Leslie Asbell. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge #668 in Florissant, Missouri and he served our nation in the United States Marine Corp. during the Korean War.
Source - St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 12, 2001.
FINAL INSPECTION -
BY - R. A. Paradine Jr., USMC.
A dead Marine was facing God, for lives will always pass.
He hoped his shoes were shining, just as brightly as his brass.
"Step forward now, you Devil Dog. How shall I deal with you. Have you always turned the other cheek, to my Bible, always true?"
The Marine snapped to attention, "No Lord, I guess I ain't. It seems that we who carry guns can't always be a saint."
"I've had to work most Sundays. My work was always rough. At times I have been violent, because the job was tough."
"But I never took a penny, that wasn't mine to keep. Though, I've worked a lot of overtime when bills became too steep."
"I never passed a cry for help, but often shook with fears. And, sometimes, God, forgive me, I have wept unmanly tears."
"I know I don't deserve a place, among these good folks here. They never wanted me around, unless a war was near."
"But, if you have a room for me, it need not be too grand, I never had, or needed much. I'm sure you understand."
A silence fell around that throne, where saints had often trod. The dead Marine, with baited breath, feared judgment from his God.
"Step forward now, U.S. Marine. You've borne your burdens well. Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets. You've done your time in hell."
United States Marine Corps - Korean War - Honorably Discharged.
Husband of, Wanett Virginia Asbell.
Married - January 29, 1964.
Gravestone Inscription - "Together Forever"
Grave Location - Section - Garden of Gethsemane, Lot - 96D, Grave - 2.
Asbell, James A., of Florissant, Missouri, June 10, 2001; beloved husband of the late Wanett V.(nee Catt) Asbell; dear son of Rev. Andrew Leslie Asbell and the late Lela Katherine (nee Leonard) Asbell; dear brother of Sylvia Marjorie Fields and the late Leslie Asbell; dear uncle of Gary(Christy) Fields and the late Ferrell Leslie Fields; dear stepfather of Mavis(Jim)Gilbert and Louis Baird Sr; dear stepgrandfather of Michael Gilbert, Tammy Barton, Rhonda Patterson and Louis Baird Jr; dear step great-grandfather of Victoria and Veronica Barton, Harley Gilbert, Gena Emrick, Brendon and Connor Patterson, Payton and Dillon Baird; our dear brother-n-law, son-n-law, nephew, cousin and friend. Visitation on Wednesday, June 13, 2001, from 11 a.m. until time of service at 2 p.m. at, Chapel Hill Mortuary in Cedar Hill, Missouri. Interment at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Mr. Asbell accepted Christ at the age of 14, under the ministry of his Father, Rev. Andrew Leslie Asbell. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge #668 in Florissant, Missouri and he served our nation in the United States Marine Corp. during the Korean War.
Source - St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 12, 2001.
FINAL INSPECTION -
BY - R. A. Paradine Jr., USMC.
A dead Marine was facing God, for lives will always pass.
He hoped his shoes were shining, just as brightly as his brass.
"Step forward now, you Devil Dog. How shall I deal with you. Have you always turned the other cheek, to my Bible, always true?"
The Marine snapped to attention, "No Lord, I guess I ain't. It seems that we who carry guns can't always be a saint."
"I've had to work most Sundays. My work was always rough. At times I have been violent, because the job was tough."
"But I never took a penny, that wasn't mine to keep. Though, I've worked a lot of overtime when bills became too steep."
"I never passed a cry for help, but often shook with fears. And, sometimes, God, forgive me, I have wept unmanly tears."
"I know I don't deserve a place, among these good folks here. They never wanted me around, unless a war was near."
"But, if you have a room for me, it need not be too grand, I never had, or needed much. I'm sure you understand."
A silence fell around that throne, where saints had often trod. The dead Marine, with baited breath, feared judgment from his God.
"Step forward now, U.S. Marine. You've borne your burdens well. Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets. You've done your time in hell."
Military -
United States Marine Corps - Korean War - Honorably Discharged.
Husband of, Wanett Virginia Asbell.
Married - January 29, 1964.
Gravestone Inscription - "Together Forever"
Grave Location - Section - Garden of Gethsemane, Lot - 96D, Grave - 2.
Asbell, James A., of Florissant, Missouri, June 10, 2001; beloved husband of the late Wanett V.(nee Catt) Asbell; dear son of Rev. Andrew Leslie Asbell and the late Lela Katherine (nee Leonard) Asbell; dear brother of Sylvia Marjorie Fields and the late Leslie Asbell; dear uncle of Gary(Christy) Fields and the late Ferrell Leslie Fields; dear stepfather of Mavis(Jim)Gilbert and Louis Baird Sr; dear stepgrandfather of Michael Gilbert, Tammy Barton, Rhonda Patterson and Louis Baird Jr; dear step great-grandfather of Victoria and Veronica Barton, Harley Gilbert, Gena Emrick, Brendon and Connor Patterson, Payton and Dillon Baird; our dear brother-n-law, son-n-law, nephew, cousin and friend. Visitation on Wednesday, June 13, 2001, from 11 a.m. until time of service at 2 p.m. at, Chapel Hill Mortuary in Cedar Hill, Missouri. Interment at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Mr. Asbell accepted Christ at the age of 14, under the ministry of his Father, Rev. Andrew Leslie Asbell. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge #668 in Florissant, Missouri and he served our nation in the United States Marine Corp. during the Korean War.
Source - St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 12, 2001.
FINAL INSPECTION -
BY - R. A. Paradine Jr., USMC.
A dead Marine was facing God, for lives will always pass.
He hoped his shoes were shining, just as brightly as his brass.
"Step forward now, you Devil Dog. How shall I deal with you. Have you always turned the other cheek, to my Bible, always true?"
The Marine snapped to attention, "No Lord, I guess I ain't. It seems that we who carry guns can't always be a saint."
"I've had to work most Sundays. My work was always rough. At times I have been violent, because the job was tough."
"But I never took a penny, that wasn't mine to keep. Though, I've worked a lot of overtime when bills became too steep."
"I never passed a cry for help, but often shook with fears. And, sometimes, God, forgive me, I have wept unmanly tears."
"I know I don't deserve a place, among these good folks here. They never wanted me around, unless a war was near."
"But, if you have a room for me, it need not be too grand, I never had, or needed much. I'm sure you understand."
A silence fell around that throne, where saints had often trod. The dead Marine, with baited breath, feared judgment from his God.
"Step forward now, U.S. Marine. You've borne your burdens well. Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets. You've done your time in hell."
United States Marine Corps - Korean War - Honorably Discharged.
Husband of, Wanett Virginia Asbell.
Married - January 29, 1964.
Gravestone Inscription - "Together Forever"
Grave Location - Section - Garden of Gethsemane, Lot - 96D, Grave - 2.
Asbell, James A., of Florissant, Missouri, June 10, 2001; beloved husband of the late Wanett V.(nee Catt) Asbell; dear son of Rev. Andrew Leslie Asbell and the late Lela Katherine (nee Leonard) Asbell; dear brother of Sylvia Marjorie Fields and the late Leslie Asbell; dear uncle of Gary(Christy) Fields and the late Ferrell Leslie Fields; dear stepfather of Mavis(Jim)Gilbert and Louis Baird Sr; dear stepgrandfather of Michael Gilbert, Tammy Barton, Rhonda Patterson and Louis Baird Jr; dear step great-grandfather of Victoria and Veronica Barton, Harley Gilbert, Gena Emrick, Brendon and Connor Patterson, Payton and Dillon Baird; our dear brother-n-law, son-n-law, nephew, cousin and friend. Visitation on Wednesday, June 13, 2001, from 11 a.m. until time of service at 2 p.m. at, Chapel Hill Mortuary in Cedar Hill, Missouri. Interment at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. Mr. Asbell accepted Christ at the age of 14, under the ministry of his Father, Rev. Andrew Leslie Asbell. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge #668 in Florissant, Missouri and he served our nation in the United States Marine Corp. during the Korean War.
Source - St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 12, 2001.
FINAL INSPECTION -
BY - R. A. Paradine Jr., USMC.
A dead Marine was facing God, for lives will always pass.
He hoped his shoes were shining, just as brightly as his brass.
"Step forward now, you Devil Dog. How shall I deal with you. Have you always turned the other cheek, to my Bible, always true?"
The Marine snapped to attention, "No Lord, I guess I ain't. It seems that we who carry guns can't always be a saint."
"I've had to work most Sundays. My work was always rough. At times I have been violent, because the job was tough."
"But I never took a penny, that wasn't mine to keep. Though, I've worked a lot of overtime when bills became too steep."
"I never passed a cry for help, but often shook with fears. And, sometimes, God, forgive me, I have wept unmanly tears."
"I know I don't deserve a place, among these good folks here. They never wanted me around, unless a war was near."
"But, if you have a room for me, it need not be too grand, I never had, or needed much. I'm sure you understand."
A silence fell around that throne, where saints had often trod. The dead Marine, with baited breath, feared judgment from his God.
"Step forward now, U.S. Marine. You've borne your burdens well. Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets. You've done your time in hell."
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