James B. Eure of Athens, Ga. died on the 19th of September. He was born in Winton, NC, on May 27, 1916. He was the son of Mattie Lee Burnette and Hight Crawford Eure. He was predeceased by his wife, Frances Madelyn Jones Eure to whom he was married for 50 years and siblings, Arthur, Dixie Eure Fortune, Elizabeth Eure Leon, John Crawford and Harvey.
He moved from North Carolina to Charleston, SC and then to Savannah, Ga., where he was graduated from Savannah High School in 1935. He has been a part of the oldest continuous military service group, the Chatham Artillery, founded in Savannah in 1786, for 65 years. He made master sergeant in the Georgia National Guard until he was mobilized to active duty on 16 September 1940. Following a distinguished period of active duty service before and during WWII where he was promoted to Captain and earned five battle stars for all the major battles of the European campaign,D-day invasion , Battle of the Bulge, St. Lo Push, Ardennes Forest, and Hertgen Forest. He was also awarded the Bronze star. As part of the D-day invasion force at Normandy on Utah beach and served with the 196th field artillery that was attached to the 2nd Free French Army that liberated Paris. He was discharged at Fort Bragg, NC on 26 October 1945. He was awarded the French Legion of Honor for this service on 4 June 2015 at the Georgia State Capitol.
He served as a member, one-time President and treasurer of the Chatham Artillery of Savannah for over 65 years. In 1962 during the 175th anniversary of the Chatham Artillery he was awarded the Gold Medal for invaluable service to that organization. He was honored alongside Johnny Mercer who was Grand marshal of the celebratory parade. He was one of the leading stockbrokers with Merrill Lynch in the Southeast until his retirement in 1973. On retirement he was named to the President's Club of Merrill Lynch.
He and his wife Madelyn moved to Athens, Ga. in 1992. His wife, to whom he was married for 50 years died of cancer in 1993. He was also an avid golfer and member of the Savannah Golf Club for many years and had several hole in ones. He and his wife met Arnold Palmer when they were in Savannah and one of Madelyn's last wishes was for him to personally thank Arnie for the kind note he sent to her before her death when Arnie learned that she would not be able to attend the Masters, where Jim had been a patron since the 1960's. He did so at a pro-am in Atlanta shortly after her death in 1993. Unbeknownst to him a reporter from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) overheard the conversation and made it a sports page headline in the AJC.
For 5 years after moving to Athens, he worked at K-Mart where he was lovingly called the "blue-light special man." He represented K-Mart at the 1996 Olympics held in Atlanta in the tennis venue.
He was a member of Princeton United Methodist Church (UMC) in Athens. He loved to share quarters with the children who attended those services that they might place these coins in the church offering. At Princeton UMC he was a member of the Odds and Ends Sunday School Class, and the GAGS senior group. He was also a member of the mall walkers, where he made many friends. His love of family, generosity and caring for folks around him will always be remembered.
He moved from North Carolina to Charleston, SC and then to Savannah, Ga., where he was graduated from Savannah High School in 1935. He has been a part of the oldest continuous military service group, the Chatham Artillery, founded in Savannah in 1786, for 65 years. He made master sergeant in the Georgia National Guard until he was mobilized to active duty on 16 September 1940. Following a distinguished period of active duty service before and during WWII where he was promoted to Captain and earned five battle stars for all the major battles of the European campaign,D-day invasion , Battle of the Bulge, St. Lo Push, Ardennes Forest, and Hertgen Forest. He was also awarded the Bronze star. As part of the D-day invasion force at Normandy on Utah beach and served with the 196th field artillery that was attached to the 2nd Free French Army that liberated Paris. He was discharged at Fort Bragg, NC on 26 October 1945. He was awarded the French Legion of Honor for this service on 4 June 2015 at the Georgia State Capitol.
He served as a member, one-time President and treasurer of the Chatham Artillery of Savannah for over 65 years. In 1962 during the 175th anniversary of the Chatham Artillery he was awarded the Gold Medal for invaluable service to that organization. He was honored alongside Johnny Mercer who was Grand marshal of the celebratory parade. He was one of the leading stockbrokers with Merrill Lynch in the Southeast until his retirement in 1973. On retirement he was named to the President's Club of Merrill Lynch.
He and his wife Madelyn moved to Athens, Ga. in 1992. His wife, to whom he was married for 50 years died of cancer in 1993. He was also an avid golfer and member of the Savannah Golf Club for many years and had several hole in ones. He and his wife met Arnold Palmer when they were in Savannah and one of Madelyn's last wishes was for him to personally thank Arnie for the kind note he sent to her before her death when Arnie learned that she would not be able to attend the Masters, where Jim had been a patron since the 1960's. He did so at a pro-am in Atlanta shortly after her death in 1993. Unbeknownst to him a reporter from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) overheard the conversation and made it a sports page headline in the AJC.
For 5 years after moving to Athens, he worked at K-Mart where he was lovingly called the "blue-light special man." He represented K-Mart at the 1996 Olympics held in Atlanta in the tennis venue.
He was a member of Princeton United Methodist Church (UMC) in Athens. He loved to share quarters with the children who attended those services that they might place these coins in the church offering. At Princeton UMC he was a member of the Odds and Ends Sunday School Class, and the GAGS senior group. He was also a member of the mall walkers, where he made many friends. His love of family, generosity and caring for folks around him will always be remembered.
James B. Eure of Athens, Ga. died on the 19th of September. He was born in Winton, NC, on May 27, 1916. He was the son of Mattie Lee Burnette and Hight Crawford Eure. He was predeceased by his wife, Frances Madelyn Jones Eure to whom he was married for 50 years and siblings, Arthur, Dixie Eure Fortune, Elizabeth Eure Leon, John Crawford and Harvey.
He moved from North Carolina to Charleston, SC and then to Savannah, Ga., where he was graduated from Savannah High School in 1935. He has been a part of the oldest continuous military service group, the Chatham Artillery, founded in Savannah in 1786, for 65 years. He made master sergeant in the Georgia National Guard until he was mobilized to active duty on 16 September 1940. Following a distinguished period of active duty service before and during WWII where he was promoted to Captain and earned five battle stars for all the major battles of the European campaign,D-day invasion , Battle of the Bulge, St. Lo Push, Ardennes Forest, and Hertgen Forest. He was also awarded the Bronze star. As part of the D-day invasion force at Normandy on Utah beach and served with the 196th field artillery that was attached to the 2nd Free French Army that liberated Paris. He was discharged at Fort Bragg, NC on 26 October 1945. He was awarded the French Legion of Honor for this service on 4 June 2015 at the Georgia State Capitol.
He served as a member, one-time President and treasurer of the Chatham Artillery of Savannah for over 65 years. In 1962 during the 175th anniversary of the Chatham Artillery he was awarded the Gold Medal for invaluable service to that organization. He was honored alongside Johnny Mercer who was Grand marshal of the celebratory parade. He was one of the leading stockbrokers with Merrill Lynch in the Southeast until his retirement in 1973. On retirement he was named to the President's Club of Merrill Lynch.
He and his wife Madelyn moved to Athens, Ga. in 1992. His wife, to whom he was married for 50 years died of cancer in 1993. He was also an avid golfer and member of the Savannah Golf Club for many years and had several hole in ones. He and his wife met Arnold Palmer when they were in Savannah and one of Madelyn's last wishes was for him to personally thank Arnie for the kind note he sent to her before her death when Arnie learned that she would not be able to attend the Masters, where Jim had been a patron since the 1960's. He did so at a pro-am in Atlanta shortly after her death in 1993. Unbeknownst to him a reporter from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) overheard the conversation and made it a sports page headline in the AJC.
For 5 years after moving to Athens, he worked at K-Mart where he was lovingly called the "blue-light special man." He represented K-Mart at the 1996 Olympics held in Atlanta in the tennis venue.
He was a member of Princeton United Methodist Church (UMC) in Athens. He loved to share quarters with the children who attended those services that they might place these coins in the church offering. At Princeton UMC he was a member of the Odds and Ends Sunday School Class, and the GAGS senior group. He was also a member of the mall walkers, where he made many friends. His love of family, generosity and caring for folks around him will always be remembered.
He moved from North Carolina to Charleston, SC and then to Savannah, Ga., where he was graduated from Savannah High School in 1935. He has been a part of the oldest continuous military service group, the Chatham Artillery, founded in Savannah in 1786, for 65 years. He made master sergeant in the Georgia National Guard until he was mobilized to active duty on 16 September 1940. Following a distinguished period of active duty service before and during WWII where he was promoted to Captain and earned five battle stars for all the major battles of the European campaign,D-day invasion , Battle of the Bulge, St. Lo Push, Ardennes Forest, and Hertgen Forest. He was also awarded the Bronze star. As part of the D-day invasion force at Normandy on Utah beach and served with the 196th field artillery that was attached to the 2nd Free French Army that liberated Paris. He was discharged at Fort Bragg, NC on 26 October 1945. He was awarded the French Legion of Honor for this service on 4 June 2015 at the Georgia State Capitol.
He served as a member, one-time President and treasurer of the Chatham Artillery of Savannah for over 65 years. In 1962 during the 175th anniversary of the Chatham Artillery he was awarded the Gold Medal for invaluable service to that organization. He was honored alongside Johnny Mercer who was Grand marshal of the celebratory parade. He was one of the leading stockbrokers with Merrill Lynch in the Southeast until his retirement in 1973. On retirement he was named to the President's Club of Merrill Lynch.
He and his wife Madelyn moved to Athens, Ga. in 1992. His wife, to whom he was married for 50 years died of cancer in 1993. He was also an avid golfer and member of the Savannah Golf Club for many years and had several hole in ones. He and his wife met Arnold Palmer when they were in Savannah and one of Madelyn's last wishes was for him to personally thank Arnie for the kind note he sent to her before her death when Arnie learned that she would not be able to attend the Masters, where Jim had been a patron since the 1960's. He did so at a pro-am in Atlanta shortly after her death in 1993. Unbeknownst to him a reporter from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) overheard the conversation and made it a sports page headline in the AJC.
For 5 years after moving to Athens, he worked at K-Mart where he was lovingly called the "blue-light special man." He represented K-Mart at the 1996 Olympics held in Atlanta in the tennis venue.
He was a member of Princeton United Methodist Church (UMC) in Athens. He loved to share quarters with the children who attended those services that they might place these coins in the church offering. At Princeton UMC he was a member of the Odds and Ends Sunday School Class, and the GAGS senior group. He was also a member of the mall walkers, where he made many friends. His love of family, generosity and caring for folks around him will always be remembered.
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