James Marvin Coburn died peacefully with his wife by his side on Thursday, March 1, 2018.
SERVICE: 11 a.m. Thursday, March 8, 2018, at Thompson's Harveson & Cole Funeral Home with visitation beginning at 10 a.m. Interment: Mount Olivet Cemetery.
James Marvin Coburn was born July 31, 1940, in Perryton, Texas, to Marvin Lafayette and Eloise Ruth Bull Coburn. He was a 1958 graduate of Carter-Riverside and earned a B.S. in Accounting and Business Administration. Jim met Georgia Kelly at the end of their senior year at a high school dance and gave her his senior ring the next day. They were married on Oct. 14, 1961, at St. Patrick Co-Cathedral while he was serving in the U.S.N. Jim had a strong career in public accounting and served as controller in numerous companies, including Steck Warlick, Gifford Hill, Bosco, Auto Convoy, Republic Gypsum, The Gammon Group and Darr/Holt CAT, all in the Dallas area. He was a respected manager and mentor among his colleagues. Jim was also a sports enthusiast and a beloved Little League coach from many years coaching baseball, basketball, football and soccer in Irving.
SURVIVORS: He is survived by his best friend and wife of 56 years, Georgia; children, Danny Coburn and Amy Coburn; granddaughter, Kelsey Coburn Aviles; and brother, William Carroll Coburn.
Published in Star-Telegram on Mar. 4, 2018
SERVICE: 11 a.m. Thursday, March 8, 2018, at Thompson's Harveson & Cole Funeral Home with visitation beginning at 10 a.m. Interment: Mount Olivet Cemetery.
James Marvin Coburn was born July 31, 1940, in Perryton, Texas, to Marvin Lafayette and Eloise Ruth Bull Coburn. He was a 1958 graduate of Carter-Riverside and earned a B.S. in Accounting and Business Administration. Jim met Georgia Kelly at the end of their senior year at a high school dance and gave her his senior ring the next day. They were married on Oct. 14, 1961, at St. Patrick Co-Cathedral while he was serving in the U.S.N. Jim had a strong career in public accounting and served as controller in numerous companies, including Steck Warlick, Gifford Hill, Bosco, Auto Convoy, Republic Gypsum, The Gammon Group and Darr/Holt CAT, all in the Dallas area. He was a respected manager and mentor among his colleagues. Jim was also a sports enthusiast and a beloved Little League coach from many years coaching baseball, basketball, football and soccer in Irving.
SURVIVORS: He is survived by his best friend and wife of 56 years, Georgia; children, Danny Coburn and Amy Coburn; granddaughter, Kelsey Coburn Aviles; and brother, William Carroll Coburn.
Published in Star-Telegram on Mar. 4, 2018
James Marvin Coburn died peacefully with his wife by his side on Thursday, March 1, 2018.
SERVICE: 11 a.m. Thursday, March 8, 2018, at Thompson's Harveson & Cole Funeral Home with visitation beginning at 10 a.m. Interment: Mount Olivet Cemetery.
James Marvin Coburn was born July 31, 1940, in Perryton, Texas, to Marvin Lafayette and Eloise Ruth Bull Coburn. He was a 1958 graduate of Carter-Riverside and earned a B.S. in Accounting and Business Administration. Jim met Georgia Kelly at the end of their senior year at a high school dance and gave her his senior ring the next day. They were married on Oct. 14, 1961, at St. Patrick Co-Cathedral while he was serving in the U.S.N. Jim had a strong career in public accounting and served as controller in numerous companies, including Steck Warlick, Gifford Hill, Bosco, Auto Convoy, Republic Gypsum, The Gammon Group and Darr/Holt CAT, all in the Dallas area. He was a respected manager and mentor among his colleagues. Jim was also a sports enthusiast and a beloved Little League coach from many years coaching baseball, basketball, football and soccer in Irving.
SURVIVORS: He is survived by his best friend and wife of 56 years, Georgia; children, Danny Coburn and Amy Coburn; granddaughter, Kelsey Coburn Aviles; and brother, William Carroll Coburn.
Published in Star-Telegram on Mar. 4, 2018
SERVICE: 11 a.m. Thursday, March 8, 2018, at Thompson's Harveson & Cole Funeral Home with visitation beginning at 10 a.m. Interment: Mount Olivet Cemetery.
James Marvin Coburn was born July 31, 1940, in Perryton, Texas, to Marvin Lafayette and Eloise Ruth Bull Coburn. He was a 1958 graduate of Carter-Riverside and earned a B.S. in Accounting and Business Administration. Jim met Georgia Kelly at the end of their senior year at a high school dance and gave her his senior ring the next day. They were married on Oct. 14, 1961, at St. Patrick Co-Cathedral while he was serving in the U.S.N. Jim had a strong career in public accounting and served as controller in numerous companies, including Steck Warlick, Gifford Hill, Bosco, Auto Convoy, Republic Gypsum, The Gammon Group and Darr/Holt CAT, all in the Dallas area. He was a respected manager and mentor among his colleagues. Jim was also a sports enthusiast and a beloved Little League coach from many years coaching baseball, basketball, football and soccer in Irving.
SURVIVORS: He is survived by his best friend and wife of 56 years, Georgia; children, Danny Coburn and Amy Coburn; granddaughter, Kelsey Coburn Aviles; and brother, William Carroll Coburn.
Published in Star-Telegram on Mar. 4, 2018
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