Jewel Dale James Kilpatrick Funeral Home Ruston, LA Funeral services for Jewel Dale James, age 77, of Ruston will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, June 11, 2011 at Lakeview Funeral Home Chapel in Longview, TX. Interment will follow at Lakeview Memorial Cemetery. Mr. James was born September 13, 1933 to Jack and Mandy Cauthen James in Brushy Mound, Texas and passed away June 4, 2011 in Ruston, LA. Mr. James married Carolyn Joyce Langford on May 28, 1954 in Carthage, Texas. He and Carolyn had three sons. He retired as a Safety Engineer for H.B. Zachary in Longview, Texas. He was a member of the Mason's, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, and First Nazarene Church of Longview, Texas until he relocated to Ruston, Louisiana to live near his son. He loved fishing, hunting, RVing, gardening, and piddling in his workshop. His greatest role was that of loving and devoted husband and father. He is preceded in death by two sons: Gerald James and Michael James and his wife, Carolyn James. Survivors include one son: Jackie James and wife Penny of Ruston, Louisiana: sister: Bobby Cockrell and husband David of Bay City, Texas; sister: Tona Lawhorn and husband Clifford of Carthage, Texas; and brother: Curtis James of Bay City, Texas. He had a host of grandchildren and nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held on Saturday, June 11, 2011 from 1:00 PM to service time at 2:00 PM at Lakeview Funeral Home in Longview Texas. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com