James Jonathan Myers
Funeral services for James Jonathan "Jimmy" Myers, 76, of Ferriday, LA will be held at Vidalia Presbyterian Church on Saturday, January 29, 2022, at 11:00 AM with Rev. Clyde Ray Webber officiating. Interment will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park, Natchez. MS, under the direction of Young's Funeral Home.<br/><br/>Visitation for family and friends at Vidalia Presbyterian Church from 10:00 AM till 11:00 AM, Saturday, January 29, 2022.<br/><br/>Jimmy was born on Wednesday, June 6, 1945, in Mobile, AL, and passed away Saturday, January 22, 2022, in Baton Rouge, LA. <br/><br/>He was a former graduate of Vidalia High School, where he served as a drum major in the band, while excelling in basketball and track. Jimmy went on to play in the band at Louisiana State University, before joining the Navy and serving in Vietnam. He spent two years aboard the USS Saratoga aircraft carrier, working in the captain’s office. Jimmy served as President for Vidalia Chamber of Commerce for two terms. He owned and operated Myers Electric in Vidalia for almost 50yrs and was a proud elder of the Vidalia Presbyterian Church. <br/><br/>He was preceded in death by his parents James W. and Colmetta Myers, and one brother Tommy Myers, <br/><br/>Those left to cherish his memory are his wife Patricia Myers, son Jay and wife Tracy Myers, granddaughters Lyndsey Myers and Lauryn Myers, brother Johnny and wife Susan Myers.<br/><br/>Pallbearers will be Wally Wallace, Marc Wallace, Joseph Wall, Van Nelson, John Erick Myers, and Bo Myers<br/><br/>To leave an online condolence for the family please visit www.youngsfh.com.<br/>Obituary
Funeral services for James Jonathan "Jimmy" Myers, 76, of Ferriday, LA will be held at Vidalia Presbyterian Church on Saturday, January 29, 2022, at 11:00 AM with Rev. Clyde Ray Webber officiating. Interment will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park, Natchez. MS, under the direction of Young's Funeral Home.
Visitation for family and friends at Vidalia Presbyterian Church from 10:00 AM till 11:00 AM, Saturday, January 29, 2022.
Jimmy was born on Wednesday, June 6, 1945, in Mobile, AL, and passed away Saturday, January 22, 2022, in Baton Rouge, LA.
He was a former graduate of Vidalia High School, where he served as a drum major in the band, while excelling in basketball and track. Jimmy went on to play in the band at Louisiana State University, before joining the Navy and serving in Vietnam. He spent two years aboard the USS Saratoga aircraft carrier, working in the captain’s office. Jimmy served as President for Vidalia Chamber of Commerce for two terms. He owned and operated Myers Electric in Vidalia for almost 50yrs and was a proud elder of the Vidalia Presbyterian Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents James W. and Colmetta Myers, and one brother Tommy Myers,
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife Patricia Myers, son Jay and wife Tracy Myers, granddaughters Lyndsey Myers and Lauryn Myers, brother Johnny and wife Susan Myers.
Pallbearers will be Wally Wallace, Marc Wallace, Joseph Wall, Van Nelson, John Erick Myers, and Bo Myers
To leave an online condolence for the family please visit www.youngsfh.com.
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