Fallen Hero: SMSgt (R) Manning (Jimmy) James III

Canton, MS


Funeral Home

Breland Funeral Home

3304 S. Liberty St Canton, MS 39046
601-859-3661

Visitation

5 – 7 pm at Breeland Funeral Home on Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Service

2:00 pm Wednesday at First Baptist Church of Canton. Burial will be in the Canton Cemetery.


Obituary

SMSgt (Ret) Manning (Jimmy) James III
Obituary

Manning H. (Jimmy) James, III, 74 died Sunday, April 21, 2019. Visitation will be from 5 – 7 pm at Breeland Funeral Home on Tuesday, April 23, 2019. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Wednesday at First Baptist Church of Canton. Burial will be in the Canton Cemetery.

Jimmy was a retired Senior Master Sargent for the Air National Guard, he had also worked at Canton Fire Department and Jacob’s Aircraft. He was very mechanically inclined and could fix almost anything and he loved woodworking.

He was a member of First Baptist Church of Canton where he served as deacon.

Jimmy and his late wife Margaret Ann James, loved to travel and had taken several trips to Europe. He was also preceded in death by his daughter, Mary Frederick.

Survivors include: brother, Billy James (Nan); nephews, Sterling and Manning James; and son-in-law, Gordon Frederick.

A guestbook is available at breelandfuneralhome.com

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