A private burial will be held for James "Jim" Lawrence Hedleston, 89, of Silsbee under the direction of Farmer Funeral Home.
Mr. Hedleston passed away August 13, 2016 at Silsbee Convalescent Center.
Jim was a native of Oxford, MS and a longtime Silsbee resident. He was a graduate of Mississippi University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He was a founding member of First Presbyterian Church in Silsbee and he retired from Temple Inland as a mechanical engineer. He proudly served his country as a Fireman 1st Class with the US Navy serving on the USS Alabama in WWII and as 2nd Lt. in the US Army during the Korean Conflict.
He is preceded in death by his parents Winn David and Lytte Hedleston, Jr. and first wife and mother of his children Peg Hedleston.
Survivors include wife Anne Hedleston of Silsbee; son Lawrence Porter “Larry” Hedleston and wife Tonya of Silsbee; daughters Caron Lori Hedleston Wind and husband Todd of Nederland, Andrea Garrett and husband Randal of San Antonio and Adelle Hedleston of Bryan; sisters Eleanor Reeves of Greenwood, MS and Anne Danough of Yankeetown, FL; grandchildren James Tyler Wind, Courtney Rose Austin and Grace Garrett and two great grandchildren Lorelei Austin and Jens Wind.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the charity of your choice.
