Obituary of James Moon

Services for James Daniel Moon, 65, Arp, are scheduled for 2:00 pm, Friday, April 27, at the Cottle Funeral Home chapel, Troup, with the Reverend Richard Boone officiating. Burial, with military honors, will be in the Ebenezer Cemetery, near Arp . Mr. Moon died Wednesday, April 25, near Wells. He was born October 8, 1941, in San Benito to the late David Daniel Moon and Willie Margaret Andrews Moon. He was a graduate of San Benito High School and received his degree in Physics from the Texas A&M University, Kingsville. He served in the U.S. Navy for four years, and served four years in the U.S. Air Force, during the Vietnam war. Mr. Moon had been a resident of the Arp area since 1981 and had previously lived in Laredo, Bishop, and Harlingen. He taught Physics and Calculus at Arp High School and was currently employed by Mudlogging Company of Houston as a supervisor. He loved animals including his dogs Daisy and Mattie and his cats Lexie, Ruby Begonia, and Raggedy Andy. He married Marjorie Douglas in Harlingen, May 14, 1972. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Marjorie Moon, Arp; two sons and daughters-in-law, Noel and Tracy Moon, Nacogdoches and Link and Shanon Moon, White Oak; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Tommy and Ruth Moon, San Antonio and Billy and Jan Moon, Lakeside, California; seven grandchildren, Dustin Moon, Jeremy Moon, Cole Moon, Taylor Moon, Haley Moon, Hannah Moon, and Weston Moon. The Family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm, Thursday, April 26.