Russ James

Mr.Russell Bryan (Russ)James, 64, Erin, died Saturday, March 15,2008, at St.Thomas Hospital. The funeral will be held at 2pm Tuesday at Erin Baptist Church with Bro.Paul Moody and Bro.Ken Wallace officiating. Burial will be in Restland Cemetery Dallas,Tx.. Visitation will be from 2pm till 6pm Monday and from 8am till 1pm Tuesday at Nave Funeral Home. Nave Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. He was born January 3,1944 in Dallas,Tx.son of the late Dorris Bryan James and Grace Jane Bennett James. He attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville and SMU in Dallas,TX.He had a 31 year career in Human Resources with Southland Life Insurance Co.which is now part of ING international.He served as Vice President and Treasurer of Southland Life and President of the North Texas Personnel Association.After retiring in 1999,he moved to his wife's family farm in Houston County,Tennessee where he took on a second career of volunteerism.He was a past President of Erin Rotary Club and the current President of the Erin Rotary Foundation which administers the Houston County Imagination Library program.He was also a board member of the Houston County Area Chamber of Commerce,Middle Tennessee Workforce Essentials,the Foster Care Review Board,Chairman of Trinity Hospital Board,and Program Chairman of the Golden Agers Club. He is survived by his wife of 42 years,Bennetta Dickson Mallory James,a son David Bryan James of Carrollton,TX,a daughter,Johanna Dickson James Hewlett of Coppell,TX,a sister,Linda James Gillon of Rowlett,TX,and four grandchildren,Dallas and Raven James of Carrollton,TX and Joshua and Grace Hewlett of Coppell,TX. Pallbearers are Walter Crouch,Carney Clark,Mike Stanfill, Phillip Powell, and nephews Trey McCampbell and John Huddleston.The Erin Rotary Club will serve as honorary pallbearers. In lieu of flowers,donations may be made to the Houston County Imagination Library,c/o Erin Rotary Club,PO Box 302,Erin,Tn.37061