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Mrs. James was born April 20, 1930, in Smithville, to the late William F. Turner and Mattie Lee Jones Turner. She was a retired dye setter with Collins and Aikman and was a member of Westwood Baptist Church. Mrs. James enjoyed gardening and working in her flowers. She also loved to shoot pool and go dancing. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband: Delbert James, and by her siblings: Ed Turner, W.M. Turner, Jule Turner, Loring Turner, and Ella Dean Turner.
Mrs. James is survived by her daughter: Judy Garrison of Springfield, by her son: Jimmy (Joanna) Luna of Mt. Juliet, by her step children: Ricky (Elaine) James, Ronnie (Debbie) James, Larry (Margaret) James, and Sharon (Ryan) Unger, by her sister: Birtie Ruth Reeder of Smithville, by her grandchildren: Joyce (Jimbo) Baggett, James (Tracie) Edens, Jason (Valerie) Luna, and Jeff (Sara) Luna, by her eleven step grandchildren, by her seven great grandchildren and her three great great grandchildren.
Services have been entrusted to Robertson County Funeral Home.
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