James Roy Smith

   Another name for James was John Smith.

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James Roy 'John' Smith
James Roy Smith, aka "John Smith," 88, of Mullin, Texas, passed away Thursday, March 8, 2018, in Mullin.

Mr. Smith was born April 7, 1929, in Democrat, Texas. He was a son of James Elzie Smith and Sally Johnson.

He married Ima Jean Was-serman on June 5, 1949, in Mullin. He was a member of the Methodist Church, the Mullin Masonic Lodge & Shriners. He worked for San-ta Fe Railroad from 1947 to 1963. He worked as a buyer for sheep and goats for the rest of his career until his death.

Surviving are his wife, Ima Jean Smith of Mullin; his children and their spous-es, John Carl and Sue Smith of Mullin, Tyline and Tom-my Green of Mullin, Faylene and Chipper Phillips of Mul-lin, and Sammy and Patri-cia Smith of Mullin; his 15 grandchildren, Scotty Wilson, Tonya Oliver, Travis Wilson, Clay Phillips, Robbie Phil-lips, Felisha Seider, Laci Rus-sell, Regena Ritter, Sabrena Green, Jamie Smith, Jennifer Driver, Jonathan Smith, Ja-son Smith, Shannon Mangus, and Kathy Amadorez; his 20 great-grandchildren; his sister, Ema Nell Carney of Manches-ter, NH; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, James Elzie and Sally Johnson Smith; his four brothers, Arlie Smith, Edgar Smith, Buster Smith and Kyle Smith; three sis-ters, Fay Weeks, Lena Mae Bowden, and Isa Belle Cor-nelius; and his two grandsons, Sammy Wayne Minica and Zachary Wilson.

Visitation was held Fri-day, March 9, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Stacy-Wilkins Fu-neral Home in Goldthwaite, Texas. Services were held at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 10, at Stacy-Wilkins Chapel in Goldthwaite, with Jimmy Johnson officiating. Interment followed at Duren Cemetery in Mills County, Texas. all-bearers were his grandsons.

Arrangements were under the direction of Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home. ¹

James married Ima Jean Wasserman, daughter of August George Carl Wasserman and Edna Earl Warren.