JAMES EARNEST MCCARTY

Funeral for James Earnest McCarty, 77, of Nederland, was at 10 a.m. Monday in the Falvey United Methodist Church with the Rev. Bud Bonner officiating. Burial was in Mount Hope Cemetery. Mr. McCarty died Sept. 13, 2007. He was born Dec. 22, 1929, in Wells, to the late Maudell (Bailey) and William Earnest McCarty.

He was retired from the Nederland Independent School District, where he was a vocational agriculture and CVAE teacher. Mr. McCarty served in the United States Army during the Korean War. In addition to his parents, Mr. McCarty was preceded in death by one brother and three sisters.

Survivors include his daughter and son-in-law, Donna and John Green of Trophy Club; grandson, Joshua Green of Trophy Club; sister, Mildred Glover of Wells; brother, Troy McCarty of Lufkin; and a number of other family and friends.

Pallbearers will be Gary Johnson, Slade Johnson, Travis Glover, C. W. Williams, Trae Glover and Lane McCarty.

Gipson Funeral Home was in charge.

Information from the Cherokeean Herald