Cribbs, James Thomas 


Funeral services for James Thomas "J.T." Cribbs, 64, of Longview, will be 
10 a.m. Monday, September 18, 2006, at Trinity Episcopal Church with the 
Rev. Dr. Michael C. Macey and the Rev. Carol Petty officiating, under the 
direction of Welch Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Lakeview Memorial 
Gardens. Mr. Cribbs passed away Thursday, September 14, 2006, at a local 
hospital following a lengthy illness. The family will receive friends 
from 4-6 p.m. today at the funeral home. J.T. was born February 2, 1942, 
in Henderson, Texas, to C.O. and Ruby Cribbs. He was a member of Trinity 
Episcopal Church and a senior marketing representative for Centerpoint 
Energy. Active in the community, he was on the board of directors for the 
East Texas Builders Association, the Association Council, and the Rural 
Renting Housing Association of Texas, where he received the President's 
Award, and he held memberships in many area Chambers of Commerce. J.T. 
was a great friend and colleague and will be missed by all. J.T. was a 
loving husband and father to his wife, Nikki, and daughter, Nicole. Also 
surviving him is his father-in-law, Manuel Smart. Memorials may be made 
to the American Stroke Association, a Division of the American Heart 
Association, P.O. Box 15186, Austin, TX 78761. An online registry may be 
signed at www.news-journal.com, by clicking on the obituaries link.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 9/17/2006.