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James Wiley Burleson
6 Oct 1932 – 5 Jan 2008
| Birth | 6 Oct 1932 |
| Death | 5 Jan 2008 |
| Cemetery | Ebenezer Cemetery Tull , Grant County , Arkansas , USA |
| Added by | ebaheath on 06 Jan 2008 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23795557 |
Bio
James Wiley Burleson, 75, of Benton, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 5, 2008. He was born on October 6, 1932 in Scott, Arkansas, a son of the late James "Hap" Wilbourn and Carmon Sallis Burleson. A retired music minister for the past 50 plus years, James served churches in Arkansas, Illinois, Texas, Tennessee, Indiana, Kentucky and Florida, and was a member of the Century Men and the Master Singers. In later years, he and Shirley began Jericho Ministries serving small churches on a volunteer basis. He was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Sardis, Arkansas. James is survived by his loving wife, Shirley DuVall Burleson; son, Jim Burleson, and his wife, Darla, and children, Ashley, Weston and Austin, of Loganville, Georgia; daughter, Marcy Talley, and her husband, John, and children, Aimee and Emilee, of Katy, Texas; daughter Christy Oliver and her husband, Mike, and children, Payton and Reagan, of Rockwall, Texas; two brothers, Robbie and Warren Burleson; and a host of relatives and friends. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 8, 2008, at Geyer Springs First Baptist Church, 12400 I-30, Little Rock, Arkansas with Reverend Rick Porter, Dr. Paul R. Sanders, and Dr. Tommy Cunningham officiating, and Roller-Chenal Funeral Home (501)224-8300 assisting. Interment will be at Ebenezer Cemetery in Tull, Arkansas. Pallbearers will be Claude Burleson, Jr., Joe Allen Burleson, Richard Burleson, Robbie Burleson, Austin Burleson, Weston Burleson, Mike Oliver and John Talley. Honorary Pallbearers will be Jimmy Dee Burleson, Wayne Williams, Walt Pankrantz, L.C. Qualls, Mike Curry, Ted Stanton, Wilson DuVall and Reagan Oliver. The family requests that any former member of James' music ministry gather at the church 45 minutes prior to the service to rehearse and sing a song during his service. The family will receive friends at Geyer Springs First Baptist Church, Monday evening from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Memorials may be made to Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Building Fund, 24310 North Sardis Road, Bauxite, Arkansas 72011, or the Music Ministry of Kingsland Baptist Church, 20555 Kingsland Boulevard, Katy, Texas 77450.
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