Obituary of James E Cheatham

Funeral services for James E. Cheatham, 81, Troup will be 10:30 am, Monday, September 15, 2014 at Cottle Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Bruce Smith officiating. Burial will be in the Whitehouse Cemetery, under the direction of Cottle Funeral Home, Troup. Mr. Cheatham died Friday, September 12, 2014 in Tyler. He was born January 22, 1933 in Buncum Community of Troup, Texas to the late Jessie Frances Cheatham and Rose Ella Cheek Cheatham. Mr. Cheatham was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife of 41 years, Faye Allen Skaggs Cheatham; his brothers, Jessie Mills Cheatham, Dan Cheatham, Clifford Cheatham and Albert Cheatham; sisters, Pearl Cheatham, Lilly Womack and Estelle Frederick and step-son, William E. Skaggs. Mr. Cheatham was a logger and sand/dirt hauler, he was a lifetime resident of Troup and he attended The Clearview Church. Survivors include his wife Dorothy Willingham Harris Cheatham of Troup; step-son Joseph Leonard Harris of Tyler; brother-in-law, James Willingham of New Orleans; two sisters and one brother-in-law Mollie and Wayne Richardson of Tyler and Rozy Mae Wyatt of Gladewater; several nieces and nephews; 4 step-grandchildren and 1 step- great grandchild. Pallbearers will be Joe Harris, Johnny Carrizales, Ed Henderson, David Allen Fuller, Bobby Knight, Steven Allen Anderson, Lance Cheatham and RJ Cheatham. Honorary pallbearers will be Wayne Burks, Larry Cheatham, Robert Cheatham, Royce Cheatham, Danny Cheatham and Leo Womack. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm, Sunday, September 14, 2014. In Lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Hospice of East Texas, 4111 University Blvd. Tyler, Texas 75701.