Judge James M. Dozier Jr. Kilpatrick Funeral Homes Farmerville, LA. Funeral services for Judge James M. ¨Tiger Dozier Jr., 78 , of Farmerville, LA will be held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, October 2, 2010 at the First Baptist Church in Farmerville. Rev. Kurt Auger will officiate. Interment will follow at Wards Chapel Cemetery under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Farmerville, LA. Judge Dozier was born on September 23, 1932 and passed away on September 29, 2010. He was a life long residence of Farmerville, LA. He was a member and Deacon of First Baptist Church in Farmerville. He was a Graduate of LA. Tech and received his Law Degree at L.S.U. Law school. He became a Lawyer June 12, 1956. He was a member of L.S.U. Law Review and the Order of the Coif. He was a Judge from 1980 to 1996 in the third Judicial District. He is preceded in death by his father, James Marion Dozier Sr.; and his mother Eva Ward Dozier. Survivors include his cousin, Mary Dozier Hill and family; the family of Amy Simpson; and the late James Simpson; the family of Ophelia Autrey all of Farmerville, LA. Pallbearers will be Joe Cusimano, Sheriff Robert G. Buckley, Charlie Crow, Tommy Akins, Harry R. Cook Jr., Mayor M. Stein Baughman Jr. Honorary Pallbearers Zeke Tettleton, Scotty Aulds, the Union Parish Bar Association, and Deacons of the First Baptist Church. Family wishes to express a special thanks to Dr. Robert Ewing for his many years of medical care and needs; also to Tiffany Frost at the Diabetic Center. Special note of appreciation to Kerry D. Hill, G. Scott Hill, and Judge Jay McCallum for their many years of care and friendship. Visitation will be held Friday, October 1, 2010 from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. at the church. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church in Farmerville. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com.