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Children of Clarence Burton James (1896- 1955) of Franklin County, Alabama and Maude Arvazeeny Reneau (1904–1998):

 

1.    Dewdrop Rachel James: born January 7, 1920 in Alabama; married June 9, 1939 in Clovis, Curry County, New Mexico to Jim Wayne Howard; died February 23, 1998 (aged 78) in Gallup, McKinley County, New Mexico; buried at Mission Garden of Memories Cemetery in Clovis, Curry County, New Mexico.

 

2.    Robert Doyle James: born December 30, 1921 in Turkey, Hall County, Texas; married 1939 to Lela Marjory Holland (1921-2008), daughter of Jesse Martin Holland (1887-1967) and Anna Josephine Cooper (1890-1966); died August 15, 2009 (aged 87) in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada; cremated, ashes scattered.

 

3.    Truett Clarence “TC” James: born November 8, 1925 in Grandfield, Tillman County, Oklahoma; married August 30, 1950 in Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas to Juanita Faye Nall (1931-2021), daughter of Arley Warren Nall and Virginia Estelle McGee; died December 18, 2011 (aged 86) in Farmington, San Juan County, New Mexico; cremated and interned at Kirtland-Fruitland Cemetery, Kirtland, San Juan County, New Mexico; known children include: Robert Aaron James, John James (Family Tree DNA Kit No. 656536), and Judy Marie James.

 

4.    Betty Jo James: born  September 4, 1927 in Grandfield, Tillman County, Oklahoma; married Frank Benjamin Rohrscheib, Jr. (1915–2003), son of Frank Benjamin Rohrscheib, Sr. and Emma Malissa Von Kanel; died February 23, 2017 (aged 89) in West Helena, Phillips County, Arkansas; buried at Sunset Memorial Park in Walnut Corner, Phillips County, Arkansas; known children include: Elwin Truett Rohrscheib.

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Biographical Notes:

 

Clarence Burton James (1896-1955) was the son of William Amos James (1860-1883) of Franklin County, Alabama and Marthey Melisey Culigan (1868-1925)

 

Truett Clarence James (1925-2011) joined the U.S. Marine Corps in June 1942, and spent the next three years serving in World War II. He was wounded in action and sent home in 1945. In 1948, he joined the U.S. Air Force and retired in 1966 with the rank of Chief Master Sergeant. He then went to work for EG&G, which brought his family to Albuquerque, New Mexico. Truett and his family then moved to Farmington, New Mexico because of the hunting, the fishing and landscape. He worked at Halliburton and then went into real estate. Truett then became interested in building computers and started his own business, J & J Computers, from which he finally retired in 2008. He enjoyed being outdoors, tending to his huge garden and watching sports.

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Sources:

 

See, Family Records of Toni Lynn James of Phillips, Arkansas, granddaughter of Truett Clarence James (1925–2011).

 

See also, “Obituary of Truett Clarence James (1925-2011),” hosted by Brewer, Lee & Larkin Funeral Home of Farmington, New Mexico.

 

See, also, “Obituary of Juanita Faye Nall James (1931-2021),” posted online, August 03, 2021, published in The Farmington Daily Times.

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Virtual Memorials on “Find A Grave” Website:

 

Dewdrop Rachel James Howard (1920-1998), Memorial ID No. 12260767, by Spyrose, added November 5, 2005.

 

Robert Doyle James (1921-2009), Memorial ID No. 160927584, by Ruth Sears, added April 11, 2016.

 

Lela Marjory Holland James (1921-2008), Memorial ID No. 160927261, by Ruth Sears, added April 11, 2016.

 

Truett Clarence “T C” James (1925-2011), Memorial ID No. 185644508, by Inherit the Wind, added December 2, 2017.

 

Juanita Faye Nall James (1931-2021), Memorial ID No. 262959010, by James Family Archives, added January 11, 2024.

 

Betty Jo James Rohrscheib (1927-2017), Memorial ID No. 77502751, by Volunteer #46577499, added Oct. 2, 2011.

 

Frank Benjamin Rohrscheib (1915-2003), Memorial ID No. 21010031, by Linda Miller, added August 18, 2007.

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Photos:

Juanita Faye Nall James (1931-2021), Truett Clarence “T C” James (1925-2011) and daughter Judy Marie James.

 

Betty Jo James Rohrscheib (1927-2017)

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Updated: January 11, 2024