Bertha Anna James' Obituary
Bertha Anna James, 99, of Tulia, Texas died Sunday, May 28, 2023 in Tulia, Texas.
Graveside services will be 11:00 AM Thursday, June 1, 2023 in Silverton Cemetery in Silverton, Texas.
Arrangements are by Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.
Bertha was born November 1, 1923 in Littlefield, Texas to Peter and Pauline Elizabeth Bontke Barbian. She married Gerald James on March 22, 1947 in Plainview, Texas. She had served in the US Army during World War II. She had been a longtime resident of Silverton before moving to Clarendon in 2000. She then moved to Tulia where she had been a resident the past several years. She was a homemaker and enjoyed her family especially her kids and grandkids.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband in 1996; 5 brothers, Louis, Frank, Johnny, Tony, and Pete Barbian; and a grandson, Wade James.
Survivors include her sons, Alan James of Granbury, Gerry James of Silverton, and Buddy James of Amarillo; her daughters, Marilynn McClanahan of Tulia and Donna Echols of Pecos; a sister, Magdalene Young of Lubbock; 7 grandchildren and several great grandchildren.
The family request memorials be sent to Silverton Cemetery Association, BSA Hospice of Southwest, or a favorite charity.
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