Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries



The Teague Chronicle - 15 Apr 2010 issue


JAMES HENRY IRELAND

Funeral services for James Henry Ireland were held on Saturday, April 10, 2010,
at the First Baptist Church in Fairfield. Officiating were pastors Ken Pruitt 
and Sammie Cumby and interment was at Shiloh Cemetery in Fairfield.

James was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on June 28, 1948, to the late James 
Ireland, Sr. and Helen Washington Ireland. He graduated from Scottlandville 
High School in Baton Rouge and received a Bachelors degree in Electrical 
Engineering from Southern University in Baton Rouge. He was employed by 
Southwestern Bell Telephone, was self-employed in the trucking industry, worked
for The Texas Department of Criminal Justice and was an Algebra teacher in the 
Fairfield Independent School district. He was an ordained minister and for 
more than 20 years he worked in Prison Ministry. James and Beth Gibson Ireland 
have been married for over 25 years and have two children, Felicia and Philip. 
James is best remembered for his humility, mild manner, calming temperament, 
his persistence, love, and gentle spirit. Mr. Ireland passed away quietly on 
April 8, 2010, at M.D. Anderson Hospital, Houston, Texas, among loving family 
and devoted friends.

His parents have preceded him in death.

He is survived by his wife Beth Gibson Ireland of Fairfield, his children 
Philip Ireland Haviland of Kansas and Felicia Ireland of Houston; his uncles 
Samuel Watkins, Freddie Watkins and Spencer Sylvester all of Natchez, 
Mississippi; his aunts Adell Quinn, Edna Johnson and Pearl Watkins all of 
Natchez, Mississippi.

Pallbearers were Bernard Jackson, Joseph Jackson, Daniel Watkins, Gregory 
Gibson, Danny Gibson and Alwyn Gibson.

Moore's Angelic Funeral Home of Teague is serving the Ireland family.