Mr. James O. Penn

The eighth child out of ten children, James was born October 11, 1938 in Scurry, Tx to James & Myrtle Penn.

In 1958 James graduated from Crozier Tech High School in Dallas, TX where he was a three year Football Letterman, Baseball Letterman, 4B President, 4A Most Athletic, SGA, & Jr Rotarian.

He joined the Coast Guard in 1958 and was honorably discharged in 1962.

James worked for 40 years as an X-Ray technician for RP Kincheloe all over the Tyler/East Tx area where he was praised by the hospitals for going above and beyond what was expected of him. He was an avid dart champion loved to play 42, he loved to dance and the horse races at Oaklawn but most of all he loved his family and was a devoted father, loving brother and son.

James is survived by his children JR Smith of Frankston, TX, Christa Penn of Hot Springs, AR and Brandon Penn of Tyler, Tx, one brother Kenneth Penn of Dallas, Tx.

James was preceded in death by his sisters Imogene Wilson, Dixie Benton, Virginia Till, Faye Hartline, Fern Gossett, Ann Keaton, Carolyn Penn and brother JT Penn.

Celebration of Life Ceremony will be held at Laurel Land Funeral Home in Dallas, TX on July 21, 2018 at 2:00pm.

In lieu of flowers there has been a tribute page set up in his name with the Michael J Fox Foundation. www.michaeljfox.org/tribute and type in Penn, James in the tribute column.