James was born in Ponder, Texas 1937. He graduated from Ponder High School in 1956, and Earned Accounting Degree from North Texas State University.
After graduation, he served in the United States Army from Nov 8, 1960-Nov 7, 1962
The next and last thing he decided was to stay single. That IS, until he met Ruby Flenniken from Arlington, Texas and a student at NTSU. They married 10 months later and raised 3 children--Alan, Anne, and Aron.
James worked for the City of Denton, an Electrical Company as an Accountant and traveled 15 years as Superintendent for the installation of Warehouse Racking.
Memorial Service on Saturday, February 15, 2025 at 11:00 am at Bear Creek Bible Church 1555 N Tarrant Parkway Keller Texas.
Interment Pending.