James Dale "Jim" Shults^[1]

1934 - 2013  (79 years)

• Name	James Dale "Jim" Shults
  Born	30 Apr 1934	Cocke County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Sep 2013  [2]
  Buried	24 Sep 2013	Hamby Cemetery, Hamby, Jones County, Texas   [3]
  Person ID	I79353	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Horace Alonzo Shults,   b. 5 Aug 1895, Cosby, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 15 Jan 1983  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Mary Zula Norris,   b. 8 Jan 1901,   d. 3 Mar 1977  (Age 76 years)
  Married	22 Sep 1920
  Family ID	F29156	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Carol Alferink
  Married	15 Jul 1957	Cleveland, Ohio
  Children	+ 1. Pam Shults   2. Bobbie Shults
  Family ID	F142489	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 30 Apr 1934 - Cocke County, Tennessee Married - 15 Jul 1957 - Cleveland, Ohio  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 236. [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 24 Sep 2013. James Dale 'Jim' Shults, age 79, of Abilene, Texas, died peacefully early Sunday morning, September 22, 2013. He was born in the Bogard community of Cocke County, TN on April 30, 1934, a son of the late Horace and Zula (Norris) Shults. He attended Sunset Gap Elementary and Cosby High Schools. He served his country in the United States Army as a radioman for the 101st Airborne Division 'Screamin Eagles'.� He married Carol Alferink on July 15, 1957 in Cleveland, Ohio. A retired truck driver, he was known as 'Streaker' and hauled cattle for 50 years. Jim was a jovial, fun-loving person who never met a stranger. He loved the Dallas Cowboys and the Texas Rangers. He also enjoyed his visits to Cocke County to visit family and friends. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Duke Shults, David Shults, and Donald Shults, and three sisters, Inelle Shults, Ina Rae Shults, and Evelyn Shults Hartsell. Survivors include his wife Carol Shults of Abilene, TX; two daughters Pam (Michael) Huffman of Abilene, TX and Bobbie (Mark) Hill of Lubbock, TX; two sisters Miriam Keener of Cosby and Mary Henry of Chattanooga; grandchildren Jimmy Huffman, Jeremy Huffman, Kim Dickey, Kristi Baker, Davie Garner, Kenny Shults, Larry Floyd, Todd Garner, and Tabitha Lopez; eighteen great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. He will also be dearly missed by his beloved 'Shultsie'.� The family received friends Monday, September 23, 2013, at the funeral home. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 24, 2013, at Elliott-Hamil Chapel of Memories, 542 Hickory, Abilene, TX with burial following in Hamby Cemetery. His grandsons will serve as pallbearers. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Hendrick Hospice Care, 1682 Hickory St., Abilene, TX 79601. Online condolences may be left at www.elliotthamilfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Homes, Abilene, TX. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 117507294).