Greer County, OK - Obits: James Vincent Jim Asbury, 2001
July 5, 2001

Submitted by: ednix@flash.net (John Williams)
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 James Vincent Jim Asbury 
  
Published in the Bakersfield Californian

James Vincent Jim Asbury Services: Friday, July 6, 9:30 a.m. Graveside services 
will be held in Greenlawn Memorial Park, 3700 River Blvd., Friday, July 6 at 
9:30 a.m. for James Vincent Jim Asbury, 79, who passed away July 2, 2001. 
Rev. Scott Allred and Rev. T. J. Cho will officiate. Jim was born on August 16, 
1921, in Mangum, Oklahoma and resided in Kern County for 55 years. Jim was a member 
of the Muedell Oildale Masonic Lodge #695, lifetime member of NRA, member of St. 
Marks Methodist Church, veteran of World War II, Army Air Force as an airplane 
mechanic. Jim retired from Standard Oil with 20 years of service and then owned 
and operated Minute Mart for 15 years. Jim loved to bowl, travel, and be with his 
family. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Joyce of Bakersfield; sons and 
daughters-in-law, James Mick and Bea Asbury and Dean and Jacquline Asbury; 
daughter, Paula Koonce; sister and brother-in-law, Joyce and Winford Louis; 
brother-in-law, Carl Royal, all of Bakersfield; eight grandchildren and nine 
great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation begins today 
at 2 p.m. Greenlawn Mortuary Funeral Directors