Bart Beavers

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There is one less good old boy in the world with the Passing of James Beavers, on March 22, 2014. He left this world surrounded at home by numerous friends and his family as he bravely fought his cancer to the very last day.
James Melvin Beavers was born to Joe Lacey and Nora Pearl (Banning) Beavers on April 19, 1937 in the Iowa Park area where he was raised and attended school and made many lifelong friends. He graduated from Iowa Park High School in 1955 and entered the Marines where he served from 1955-1959 in numerous branches including the Marines Recon division.
James Beavers and Kathleen Dodson were married on April 23, 1959 and were just shy of being married 54 years. They raised 3 children and lived in the Iowa Park area for most of their lives with a few years overseas in Indonesia and Singapore in the 1970's.
James started his oil field career at the age of 14 as a Rough neck and worked his way up into his Oil Consultant position with a lot of on the job training and hard work. A few of the companies he worked with are Chapman & McFarlan, E.L. Francis, Halliburton, and Trio Operating. James saw many changes take place on the drilling site including more stringent safety standards and the development of new technologies to drill deeper and off shore.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Lacey and Pearl Beavers, and a son, Bart Beavers. James was the oldest of 6 children and leaves behind siblings, Leslie Beavers of Lake Arrowhead, Herman Beavers of Wichita Falls, Doug Beavers of Iowa Park, Judy Beavers of Denton, and Don Beavers of Iowa Park.
Survivors include his wife, Kathleen Beavers, son, Steve Beavers, and daughter Paula Scruggs & husband Jeff Scruggs; 3 grandchildren. James Beavers loved to have a good conversation and had knowledge concerning just about every subject. He came from the generation that worked hard to take to take care of their family and never complained or expected help. When he shook your hand, you knew that a deal was genuine and fair and for that he will be remembered by all that worked with him or got the chance to be his friend as a Good Old Boy.
Visitation will be from 6 until 8 pm, Monday, March 24, 2014 at Dutton Funeral Home.
Graveside services will be at 1 pm, Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at Highland Cemetery Pavilion with Dr. Ted Spear officiating.
Dutton Funeral Home
Iowa Park, Texas

James married Kathleen Dodson on 23 Apr 1959. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joe married Nora Pearl Banning. Nora (daughter of Pleasant Walter Banning and Madge Barnes) was born on 30 Jul 1914 in Oklahoma, USA; died on 30 Dec 1984 in Iowa Park, Texas, USA; was buried in Highland Cemetery, Iowa Park, Wichita County, Texas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Pleasant married Madge Barnes on 6 Sep 1913 in Little River County, Arkansas, USA. Madge (daughter of Annie ?) was born on 29 Nov 1895 in Arkansas, USA; died on 3 Feb 1923; was buried in Swink Cemetery, Swink, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]