James Ezzell

BERTRAND, Mo. -- James H. Ezzell, 75, of Bertrand died Sunday, April 17, 2005, at his home.

He was born March 27, 1930, in Red Bay, Ala., son of Charles and Effie Mitchell Ezzell. He and Helen Chandler were married April 8, 1953.

Ezzell was a farmer and member of the United Methodist Church.

Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Dianne Priest of Columbia, Mo., Janie Wheeler of Sikeston, Mo., Susan White of Bertrand; two brothers, Charles Ezzell of Whitewater, Jack Ezzell of Cape Girardeau; three sisters, Joyce McKinley of Bertrand, Jeanette Kalman of Lawrence, Kan., Betty Gilbert of Alton, Ill.; and four grandchildren.

The funeral will be at 11 a.m. today at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston, Mo., with the Revs. Lois McRill and Roger Jespersen officiating. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery.