Robert Eugene James
- Born: 15 Jun 1932
- Marriage (1): Delores Isabella Parker on 26 Aug 1955
- Buried: Bluffdale, ID, Utah State Veterans Memorial Park
Noted events in his life were:
• Obituary. Robert Eugene James passed away on March 22, 2014 at the age of eighty-one.
He was born in Borger, Texas on June 15, 1932 to William Oca James and Willie Mae DeLaughter. He was the eighth of nine children.
As a child, he worked on a farm and followed the wheat harvest through the heartland of America. He served eight years in the Air Force during the Korean War.
He married his eternal companion, Delores Isabelle Parker, on August 26, 1955 in District Heights, Maryland.
Robert and Delores joined the LDS Church in 1964 and were sealed in the Dallas Temple. Their youngest child and only son, Bobby, had a side-by-side bond which was always there and continued until Robert's death with Bobby by his side.
He is survived by his wife, Delores; daughters, Susan (Ray) Nail and Kathryn (Sky) Blaylock; son, Bobby (Monique); six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and brother, Ray James. He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, and three sisters and grandson.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 29, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. in the Mountain Point Third Ward Chapel, 498 East Hollow Creek Road, Draper. A viewing will be held from 10:30-11:45 a.m. at the church. Interment will be at Camp Williams Veterans Memorial Park.
Published in the Deseret News on March 26, 2014.
Robert married Delores Isabella Parker, daughter of Donald Leon Parker and Leona Florence Slater, on 26 Aug 1955. (Delores Isabella Parker was born on 26 Dec 1936.)
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