Extracted from The News-Star (Monroe, LA)
Wednesday, July 31, 1963

Gregory Rites Are Scheduled At Area Church

COLUMBIA (Special) -- Funeral services were to be conducted at 2:30 p.m. today for James P. (Jimmy) Gregory, 28, who died Monday night in a New Orleans hospital after about a three week illness.

The Rev. Jimmy Bolton was to officiate at services at the First Baptist Church. Interment was to follow in Welcome Home Cemetery under direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Joanne Gregory, three daughters, Ronna Lynn, Donna Leigh and Tammie Gay Gregory, and a son, James Phillip Gregory, all of Columbia; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gregory Sr., also of Columbia, a sister, Mrs. J. R. McLemore, Pasadena, Tex.; six brothers, Jack Gregory Jr., Lovington, N.M.; Wayne Gregory, Bossier City; Jerry Gregory, Pasadena, Tex.; Donald, Leonard, and Bobby Gregory, all of Columbia.

Pallbearers were to be Wilber McGrew, Billy Long, Lynn Tarver, Jimmy Roland, Roy Mack Childers and William Reitzell.