James D. "Jim" Holsomback

James D. 'Jim' Holsomback went to be face-to-face with the Lord October 8, 2015. He was born August 20, 1929, in Maydelle, TX, to James Otis and Ethel Pryor Holsomback. He is survived by his wife, Rose Virginia Burnett Holsomback, their three daughters and sons-in-law, Cynthia and Roy McMullen of Huntington, TX; Susan and Mark Williams of Nacogdoches, TX; and Diana and Charles Throckmorton of Lufkin, TX; and his grandchildren, Shannon Throckmorton Benham and husband, Ken, James Hunter Throckmorton and wife, Sara; Charles Connor Throckmorton; and David Neil McMullen. Mr. Holsomback was a strong Christian. His purpose in this life was to lead his beloved family to Christ, and he successfully fulfilled that goal. He was a 1951 graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University and a U. S. Navel officer. He loved traveling, hunting and fishing. His family is very appreciative for all the support, thoughts and prayers of friends, relatives and the wonderful caregivers of Pine Crest and Hospice-in-the-Pines. There will not be a public funeral, but rather a private family memorial at a later date. Cremation services were entrusted to Boren-Conner Funeral Home of Jacksonville, Texas. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Hospice-In-The-Pines, 1504 W. Frank, Lufkin, TX 75904 or Rocky Springs Baptist Church, P. O. Box 1840, Jacksonville, TX 75766. To his parents he was James; to the U. S. Navy he was J. D. Holsomback, to his friends and family he was Jim, and to his enemies he was something else. But to us, he will always be Pap. He was the man who took us all on our first squirrel hunts, the man who gave us each our first rifle, and the man who could regale us with stories of his adventures from China to Africa and back again. He was a good man who lived a full life, and he always encouraged us to do the same. He taught us to be tough, to do the right thing no matter the consequences, and to never back down from a righteous fight. The product of his efforts are a police officer, a CPA, and a lawyer who will affectionately remember hunting trips, his gun store, breakfasts with red eye gravy from scratch and summers and Christmases at Pap's looking over the treasures and artifacts of his many great adventures. "I have fought the good fight; I have finished the race. I have kept the faith." James Donald "Pap" Holsomback will be missed. Hunter, Scout and Tracker, The Grandsons.