Charles "Jim" James Stagg
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Charles "Jim" James Stagg
May 22, 1937 - May 22, 2016
Charles James "Jim" Stagg, 79, of Kountze, died
Sunday, May 22, 2016 at Silsbee
Convalescent Center,
Silsbee. He was born on May 22, 1937, in Alexandria,
Louisiana, to Nell Bollar and
Walter Stagg. He played football for Pineville
High School. He graduated
from Louisiana Tech University
where he was the president of the Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity and joined
Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) in 1959.
Upon graduation from the school of forestry, Jim was
commissioned and left for his first duty station in the United States Air
Force, Pforzheim, Germany where he joined the twelfth
radio relay squadron as the communication officer . He held the rank of Captain
when discharged from New York
in 1966.
Jim worked for the paper industry selling various products
to the mills. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He loved to cook, can, and
make sausage. Jim's salsas, relishes, and jellies were legendary. He also
enjoyed gardening and woodworking, Jim was a lector at St. Mark's Catholic
Church in Silsbee and spent many hours exchanging recipes with the local cooks.
He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, St. Mark Council #8594. Jim was
married to Bobbie Sue Cross in Alexandria,
Louisiana. He had three children
from that marriage.
If one were to write about Jim, he would have to say: Well
done, good and faithful servant.
Survivors include his wife of 42 years, Jane Lang Stagg of
Kountze, formerly of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Naples, Florida; children,
Shane Lorin Stagg of Dallas; Cory Dane Stagg and spouse, Chris Martin Stagg, of
Lafayette, Louisiana; Staci Marlo Frazior and her husband, Stephen, of Little
Rock, Arkansas; grandchildren, Taylor Austin Stagg, Clare Elizabeth Stagg, and
Madelyn Hope Frazior; brother, Walter Stagg and his wife, Barbara, of Glenmore,
Louisiana; niece, Kimberly Atkinson of Pineville, Louisiana; nephew, Jason
Stagg of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and grandniece, Karly Rae Atkinson. He is
preceded in death by his parents.
A gathering of Mr. Stagg's family and friends will be 5:00
p.m. until 8:00 p.m., with a rosary to be recited at 7:00 p.m. , Friday, May
27, 2016, at Broussard's, 490
Cemetery Road, Silsbee. A memorial mass will be
11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 28, 2016, at St. Mark's Catholic Church, 905 North 9th Street,
Silsbee. His committal was held at Broussard's Crematorium, Beaumont.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to
St. Mark's Catholic Church, 905
North 9th Street, Silsbee, Texas 77656.
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