He was born July 10, 1923 in Greencastle, the son of Cola and Jessie Bernice (Buis) Clearwaters.
James was a truck driver with Refiners Freight and owned and operated Clearwaters Garden Shop with his wife, Reba for several years. He was a member of the American Legion and the Teamsters Union.
He is survived by his children, Jerry (wife, Linda) Clearwaters and Cindy Whitley; a sister, Betty Cooper; grandchildren, Mitzi Whitley and Faith (husband, Richard) Coe; and a great grandson, Deven Coe.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Reba (Nelson) Clearwaters; son, Mark Clearwaters, and grandson, Mike Ewbanks.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at the Hopkins-Rector Funeral Home. Interment with military honors will follow at the Little Walnut Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 11:00 am on Saturday until time of service at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made in memory to the American Heart Association.
Condolences and memories may be shared with the family c/o www.Hopkins-Rector.com