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James Wallace Wilhoite

8 Jan 1937 – 14 Jul 2013

Birth	8 Jan 1937
Death	14 Jul 2013
Cemetery	Myrtle Cemetery Ennis , Ellis County , Texas , USA
Added by	Stone✞Searcher on 11 Jan 2014
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113855949

Bio

James W. Wilhoite, 76, of Ennis, passed away Sunday, July 14, 2013. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, July 16, 2013, in the J.E. Keever Mortuary of Ennis. A Celebration of his life will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, July 17, 2013, in the Tabernacle Baptist Church of Ennis located at 1200 Country Club Road of Ennis with Rev. Todd Gray and Rev. Richard Moody officiating. Interment will follow in Myrtle Cemetery. James was born in Ennis, Texas, to the late O.D. and Ethel (Lewis) Wilhoite. He grew up in Ennis and graduated from Ennis High School in 1955, and went on to attend Navarro College. On December 19, 1958, James married Barbara Wooten and they have been lifetime residents of Ennis. He served his country proudly in the United States Army in Germany from 1956 until 1958. James worked for the Southern Pacific Railroad for nine years as a Fireman, for American National Insurance for over 20 years as an agent, and served as the Veterans Administration Service Officer for Ellis County from 1987 until 2012. He was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church of Ennis, VFW and the Ennis Jaycees. James enjoyed golf and all sports, especially those in and around Ennis. He is preceded in death by five brothers; two sisters; and his father-in-law, Marvin "Bud" Wooten. He is survived by his wife of almost 55 years, Barbara, of Ennis; son, Tony Wilhoite and his wife, Teresa, also of Ennis; daughter, Teresa McCarthy and her husband, Dan, of Waxahachie; grandchildren, Hillary and Scott Laza, Drew and Christina Wilhoite, Jeremy and Tiffany Novotny, Trevor Wilhoite, and Tori Wilhoite; great-grandchildren, Hannah and Brady Laza; sister, Iva Dee Collins, of Ennis; many other relatives and numerous friends. B13

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Parents

• Orborn Dewallace Wilhoite 1901–1966
• Ethel Marjorie "Minnie" Lewis Wilhoite 1903–1972

Siblings

• Iva Dee Wilhoite Collins 1921–2015
• Irene Frances Wilhoite Ziegler 1924–2010
• Mrs Laura Bell Wilhoite Doherty 1926–2008
• Ralph Wilburn Wilhoite 1930–1930
• Raymond Lewis Wilhoite 1930–1988
• Lloyd Calvin Wilhoite 1933–2001
• Bobby Earl Wilhoite 1939–1989

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