Ethel James

Ethel Clarine Babcock James

Ethel James, 100, of Plano, and formerly of Dallas and Lubbock, Texas, as well as Albuquerque and Roswell, New Mexico, passed away on November 19, 2011 at Victoria Gardens of Frisco, TX.
Born October 7, 1911, in Moville, IA, Ethel was the daughter of Maude Johnson and Clarence Babcock. She graduated from Moville High School in 1933 and attended Morningside College in Sioux City, IA. She married James Ken Kenneth James on June 2, 1940, in Moville.

Ethel and her husband settled in Roswell, NM after several years of relocation to Philadelphia, PA and Oklahoma City, OK, when Ken was employed in civilian support of the war effort. In Roswell and later in Albuquerque, Ethel was a leader in the 4H program, participating in local, county and statewide activities. She was employed at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center in Roswell. After moving to Albuquerque in 1959, she was employed at Bataan Memorial Methodist Hospital. Ethel was a familiar presence in the Lutheran congregations of which she was a member Immanuel Lutheran Church in Roswell, Christ Lutheran Church in Albuquerque, Christ Lutheran Church in Lubbock and St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Plano, serving as teacher, womens auxiliary leader and committee member. At Christ Lutheran Church in Lubbock, she was a member of the Braille Bible assembly team, an activity that she enjoyed well into her 80s. Needlework was a favorite hobby and she created numerous embroidered pieces of art, many of which won awards at South Plains State Fair in Lubbock and the Texas State Fair in Dallas.

Ethel is survived by a son, James Karen K. James, Jr., Plano, TX a daughter, Jean Edward Callary, DeKalb, IL grandchildren, Michael A. Aixa James of Little Elm, TX, Laura Nathan Dooley of Austin, TX and Raychel Callary, Spokane, WA greatgrandchildren, Michael K. James, Lubbock, TX, and William and Kathryn Dooley, Austin, TX nieces, Susan Henry Frazor, Grand Prarie, TX, Shirley Michels, Austin, TX and Judy Lindgren, Los Lunas, NM and nephew, Jack Sue Babcock, Albuquerque, NM.

Ethel was preceded in death by her husband in 1972 her sister, Martha Ellen Babcock Michels and two brothers, Chester and Henry.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 from 68pm in the Ted Dickey Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Plano, TX with Pastor Jack Schneider officiating. Interment will be on Saturday, November 26, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at Memorial Park in Roswell, NM. In lieu of flowers, memorials will be welcomed by the Lutheran Braille Workers, P.O. Box 5000, Yucaipa, CA 92399 www.lbwinc.org or Living Memorial Fund at Christ Lutheran Church in Lubbock, TX.

Service

Graveside Service

Memory Lawn Memorial Park
2605 E. 19th St.
Roswell, NM  88201
Saturday, November 26, 2011
11:00 am

Cemetery

Memory Lawn Park
2605 E. 19th Street
Roswell, NM  88201

Memorial Contributions

PO Box 5000
Yucaipa, CA  92399


PO Box 6304
Lubbock, TX  79493