Madie Lee (Meme)James

Madie Lee James

Madie Lee (Meme) James, 90, of Greenville, died Monday, February 17, 2014 at her residence.  Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Wednesday at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Charlie Johnson and Rev. John Lee officiating.  Graveside services will be 3:00 PM, Wednesday at Little Mound Cemetery in Upshur County.  Visitation will be Tuesday, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the funeral home.

Mrs. James was born in Winnsboro, Texas on October 31, 1923.  She was the daughter of John Jay Johnson and Minnie Lee Howard Johnson.  On June 16, 1940, she married William Dial James under an apple tree in East Texas.  She was a beautician and member of Rosewood Baptist Church in Big Sandy and Generations Church in Rockwall. 

Survivors include her daughters, Carolyn Combest and Shelia Heller; sisters, Lou Alexander and Johnny Faye Stewart; grandchildren, John Henry, Terry Henry, Troy Henry and Kimberly Sanders; great-grandchildren, Cody, Graham, Chandler, Cameron, Whitney, Summer, Stephanie, David, Ashley, Victoria, Morgan, Michael, Matthew, Brooke, Jordan, Nathan and Haley; and one great-great-grandchild on the way, Roman James.  She was preceded in death by her husband, William Dial James; parents; granddaughter, Tracy Ann Henry; brothers, Herman, Lenord and Doyle; and sisters, Rubyleen and Mary.

Pallbearers will be Cody Henry, Graham Henry, Chandler Henry, Andy Davis, Nathan Sanders, Morgan Henry, David Henry and Michael Henry.