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JAMES -- Donald Bruce James, age 70, of Olney, Texas died Sunday, March 4, 2007 in Olney. Funeral services will be 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 7, 2007 in the chapel of Lunn Funeral Home with Scotte Clark officiating. Graveside services with military honors will be 2:00 pm Thursday, March 8, 2007 in the Beech Creek Cemetery in Atlanta, Texas under the direction of Lunn Funeral Home. Mr. James was born June 22, 1936 in Albuquerque, New Mexico to the late Henry and Frances (Field) James. As a young boy he received the Life ranking in the Boy Scouts of America. He and Mary Ann Cooley were married in September 21, 1966 in Louisiana. He served in the U.S. Army and fought in the Korean and the Vietnam wars. After the war, he was employed in construction building various schools, hospitals, and government facilities in the Southwest. Later he became a welder on water tanks and worked in the oil fields in East Texas. He was a past member of the D.A.V. He was an avid hunter and fisherman with a great love for the outdoors. He moved to Olney in 2003 from Wichita Falls, Texas. He was preceded in death by two brothers, William James and John C. James. His life was devoted to his wife and children. He will be missed by all. Survivors include three sons, Joseph R. James of Missouri, Donald E. and Raymond H. James both of Olney; one daughter, Mary Lou Weiss of Gilmer, Texas; four brothers, Robert James and wife Pauline of Arizona, Thomas James of New Mexico, Jerrold James and wife Gail of New Mexico, and Frank James and wife Delores of Florida; three sisters, Marian Calhoun of New Mexico, Carol Brennan and husband Edward of New Mexico, and Barbara James of Virginia; two grandchildren, Kelly and Harold Weiss; numerous nieces and nephews as well as great and great-great nieces and nephews. Condolences may be expressed to the family at lunnfuneralhome.com
        Published on: Thu March 08, 2007