A private burial was held on Saturday, August 17 at 10:00 a.m.
at Canyon Hill Cemetery in Caldwell for Maurice Corbin James.
He was born in Payne County, Oklahoma, on March 30, 1911.
He lived in the Caldwell, Idaho, Moses Lake, WA, and the
Portland areas before moving to Boardman, Oregon, in 1978.
He passed away August 14 after a long illness. He was 85
years old.
He is survived by his widow, Belva; son, Mike of
Boardman, OR; son, Tom of Bellevue, WA; daughters, Billie Sue
Stobel of Portland, OR, Betty Smith Wardrip of Santa Maria,
CA; two stepchildren, Don Mortenson of San Francisco, CA, and
Linda Mortenson Fanning of Bend, OR. He is also survived
by 11 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren and one sister,
Nellie Bingamon of Duncan, OK.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Bonnie; six
sisters; and two brothers, including Ralph James of Nampa. |