Obituary of James L. Barham

Services for James L. 'Jim' Barham, 79, Overton will be held at a later date. Arrangements are by Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home, Overton. Mr. Barham died Saturday, December 1, 2012, in a Henderson assisted living facility. He was born September 8, 1933, in Wright City, to the late Pawnee Lee Barham and Martha Mae Pederson Barham. He had been a lifetime resident of East Texas. He was a U.S. Air Force Veteran and attended Tyler Junior College. Mr. Barham retired from Laird Memorial Hospital, Kilgore.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son Harold Barham. Survivors include his wife, Shirley Barham of Overton; a daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Terry Rodriguez of Overton; and two grandchildren and their spouses, Felicia and Kipp Cochran and Amanda and Dillon Powell.