Obituary of Richland Parish Louisiana native, James T. Balfour




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Dot Golliher  July 23,2004

As printed in the Monroe,LA News Star July 23,2004 



 
James Toombs Balfour

Services for Mr. James Toombs Balfour, 89, of Monroe, will be at
10:00 AM, Friday, July 23, 2004, in Mulhearn Funeral Home Chapel,
Sterlington Road, Monroe, with Rev. Jack Phelps officiating.
Private interment will be in Mulhearn Memorial Park Mausoleum.
Jim Balfour was born August 23, 1914, on Holly Grove Plantation,
which was located along Beouf River in Richland Parish, Louisiana.
His parents were Ethel Toombs Balfour and Hugh Ben Balfour, Sr. As
a child, Jim farmed for his father. After graduating from high
school in Rayville, LA, he went to work with the Civil Conservation
Corp. Jim also worked for the U.S. War Department prior to joining
the U.S. Navy in 1942, where he served in the Pacific with the Navy
Construction Battalion (Seabees). After World War II, he attended
LSU and graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering. Jim was
employed as a land surveyor and civil engineer and was a member of
Sigma Tau Sigma honorary civil engineering fraternity. He was a
past Commander of the Ouachita Power Squadron and enjoyed hunting,
fishing, and the outdoors.
He died on July 21, 2004, at his residence after a very lengthy
illness.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Claudia ôJoeö Foster
Balfour; their two children, Jimmy Balfour and his wife Ellen and
Becky Ham and her husband Mike; granddaughter, Margaret Balfour and
her husband Adam McGaughey of Cincinati, OH; grandson Jay Balfour
of Memphis, TN; sister, Rosemary Davis of Richland Parish; and
numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Pallbearers will be John Jack, Jr.; Ronald Davis; Joseph Jack;
Gordon Davis, Jr.; Edward Davis; Randy Jack; Lee Jack; and Rod Guy.
Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Kerry Anders, Alvin Lane, Mickey
Prestridge, and Frank Veasey.
Visitation will be from 9:00 AM until 10:00 AM, Friday, July 23,
2004, at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.
The family would like to thank Johnnie Worley and caregivers,
Steven Green, John Williams, and Randy Bonnett, and Phyllis Temple
for their dedication.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the charity of your
choice.