OK Obits

© Whinery Huddleston Funeral Home
Submitted by: Ann Weber

Thank You For Your Service!

James Paris Rose

October 12, 1947 ~ September 21, 2019

James Paris Rose was born on October 12th, 1947 in Middlesboro, Kentucky to Mary Katherine Harris and James Rose. James grew up and went to school in Middlesboro until the age of 18, and after graduation from high school, then moved to Rockford, Illinois. There, he worked until he was drafted into the United States Army. From Rockford, he went to Fort Campbell, Kentucky for basic training. James went on to have a long and distinguished career in the Army, including 3 combat tours in Vietnam. There, he earned numerous medals and commendations, including 2 Purple Hearts for wounds he received there. He retired as a Sergeant First Class in 1989. After a coupl;e of years of other work, he then began a career of working with the military as a contractor. He wrote lesson plans, student handouts and manuals for various Army Field Artillery weapon systems and used them to teach American Soldiers all over the world and in the United States. In 2014, he retired to his home where he lived and loved to watch was and western mivies, and his beloved Dallas Cowboys.

James Paris Rose, 71, passed away September 21, 2019.

He is survived by his daughter, Melissa; his niece Andrea Daniels Woods and his nephews, Christopher Rose and Roger Wayne Rose.

He is preceded in death by his wife, Marjorie Ann Rose; his mother and father; and his brothers, Larry Daniels, Roger Rose and Edward Rose. 

|OK Obits|  |Oklahoma Cemeteries Home|

This site may be freely linked, but not duplicated in any way without consent.
All rights reserved! Commercial use of material within this site is prohibited!
© 2000-2024 Oklahoma Cemeteries

The information on this site is provided free for the purpose of researching your genealogy. This material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, for your own research, as long as this message remains on all copied material. The information contained in this site may not be copied to any other site without written "snail-mail" permission. If you wish to have a copy of a donor's material, you must have their permission. All information found on these pages is under copyright of Oklahoma Cemeteries. This is to protect any and all information donated. The original submitter or source of the information will retain their copyright. Unless otherwise stated, any donated material is given to Oklahoma Cemeteries to make it available online. This material will always be available at no cost, it will always remain free to the researcher.