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David Roslyn “Gopher” James

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David Roslyn “Gopher” James

Birth
Death
12 Dec 1969 (aged 21–22)
Burial
Butts County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
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Row 10, Mkr.21
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From the Jackson Progress Argus, 18 December 1969
Roslyn James Dies After Heart Surgery

Mr. David Roslyn James, 22, of Jackson, died about two o'clock Friday morning at St. Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta after having undergone open heart surgery a few days earlier. A native of Butts County, Mr. James was the son of Mrs. Lila Strawn James and the late Mr. Wallace J. James. He was a graduate of Jackson High School and was employed at Cowan's Super Market.

Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at three o'clock from the Pepperton Baptist Church with the Rev. Marion Mayo, pastor, and the Rev. James Burleson, a former pastor, officiating. Interment was in the Pepperton Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers were A. G. Cowan, Jimmy Long, Terry Weaver, Jackie Norsworthy, Ben Barnes, Gerald Cleveland.

Mr. James is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rose Marie Cantrell James; his mother, Mrs. Lila Strawn James, both Of Jackson; two sisters, Mrs. Ray Kinard and Mrs. Dean Walker, both of Jackson; eight brothers, Edwin James, Lamar James, Randall James, W. A. James, Victor James, all of Jackson; Marvin James of Griffin; Jackie James and Aubrey James, both of Covington.
From the Jackson Progress Argus, 18 December 1969
Roslyn James Dies After Heart Surgery

Mr. David Roslyn James, 22, of Jackson, died about two o'clock Friday morning at St. Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta after having undergone open heart surgery a few days earlier. A native of Butts County, Mr. James was the son of Mrs. Lila Strawn James and the late Mr. Wallace J. James. He was a graduate of Jackson High School and was employed at Cowan's Super Market.

Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at three o'clock from the Pepperton Baptist Church with the Rev. Marion Mayo, pastor, and the Rev. James Burleson, a former pastor, officiating. Interment was in the Pepperton Cemetery with Haisten Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers were A. G. Cowan, Jimmy Long, Terry Weaver, Jackie Norsworthy, Ben Barnes, Gerald Cleveland.

Mr. James is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rose Marie Cantrell James; his mother, Mrs. Lila Strawn James, both Of Jackson; two sisters, Mrs. Ray Kinard and Mrs. Dean Walker, both of Jackson; eight brothers, Edwin James, Lamar James, Randall James, W. A. James, Victor James, all of Jackson; Marvin James of Griffin; Jackie James and Aubrey James, both of Covington.

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