James H. “Jim” Bobo, 72, of Silsbee, died Friday, January 23, 2015.  He was born on June 30, 1942, in Black Springs, Arkansas, to Nettie Alene Diggs Bobo and Newlin Harvey Bobo.  Jim served his country in the United States Air Force and retired from teaching, welding, and ministering.

Survivors include his wife, Norma Chance Bobo; daughter, Judy Jolynn Bobo of Silsbee; granddaughter, Jessica Lynn Davenport and her husband, Bobby, of Burleson; great-granddaughters, Hannah and Emmy Davenport; sisters, Nadine Hoover and Maxine Wornicka, both of Norman, Arkansas, and June Bobo of Nederland; nephews, Kent Bobo of Warren and Myrwan Hoover of Arkansas; and nieces, Rhona Bobo of Port Neches and Mary Ellen Deleon of Little Rock, Arkansas.  He is preceded in death by his parents; son, Jimmy Bobo; and brother, Floyd Bobo.

A gathering of Mr. Bobo’s family and friends will be from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Saturday, January 24, 2015, at Faith Tabernacle Pentecostal Church, 3345 South Highway 69, Kountze.  His funeral service will be 1:00 p.m., Sunday, January 25, 2015, at the church, under the direction of Broussard’s, Silsbee, with interment to follow at Oak Bluff Cemetery, Port Neches.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Faith Tabernacle Pentecostal Church, Building Fund, P.O. Box 304, Kountze, Texas 77625.