James W. Nye's Obituary
Funeral services for James W. Nye, 77, of Henderson, are set for 1:00 PM Friday, July 13, 2007, at the Rader Funeral Chapel with Michael Stutsman officiating. Burial with military honors will be in Stewart Cemetery under the direction of Rader Funeral Home of Henderson.
Mr. Nye died Sunday, July 8, 2007 at a Tyler hospice.
He was born January 6, 1930, in Elkhart, Indiana to Ralph and Audra Moist Nye .He graduated high school in 1947 and from Purdue with a degree in Forestry in 1951. Following service with the US Army in the Korean War, he graduated from Yale with a Master?s Degree in Forestry. He is retired from International Paper Company.
Mr. Nye married Evelyn Dew from Florian, LA. on June 1, 1957. She died November 5, 1994 and on January 13, 1996, he married Joyce Hayes.
Surviving is his wife, Joyce Nye; sisters, Phyllis Nye and Beverly Tudor, both of Elkhart, Indiana; stepdaughters, Gayle Poole and husband David of Winona, Denise Metcalf and husband Larry of Pasadena, and Lori Cooley of Deer Park; several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be David Tutor, Michael Stutsman, Paul Wayne Yeagley, Holli D?Ann Yeagley, Daniel Poole, Nathan Poole, and Adam Tudor.
Honorary pallbearers will be Bill Davis, Louis Beach, Larry Metcalf, and David Poole.
Visitation will be from 11:00 AM until service time on Friday, July 13, 2007.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of East Texas, 4111 University Blvd., Tyler, TX 75701 or to Central Christian Church, 418 West Franklin, Elkhart, Indiana 46515.
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