James Howard Laugherty

The $2.00 Bill Man, James Howard Laugherty, passed away at the age of 94 on January 23, 2015. Born June 2, 1920 in Knoxville Tennessee where he later joined the Civilian Conservation Corp. (CCC) and helped build a road and a park in the Great Smokey Mountains in which he took great pride. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII where he met and married his beloved wife Freda in Egypt while she was serving as a nurse in the South African Army. After 20 years of service, he retired from Ft. Bliss in El Paso, TX where he worked on the Nike Ajax Missile Systems and where he will receive military internment.

He was loved by all who knew him and were recipients of his vast kindness, wisdom, and generosity. He greatly enjoyed giving out $2.00 bills with their history to people of all ages so they could share in his love of collecting coins and currency. He was preceded in death by his wife Freda and son David. He is survived by his daughter Patricia Coberly and son-in-law William Coberly. Grand and Great grandchildren: Sabra, Richard, Heather, Richard, Shane, Angie, Jason, Lawrence, Justin, Alex, Christopher, Daphne, Abby. Close family: Dez, Paul, and Nadine of South Africa. Loyd, Chloe, Lois, and Bill of Texas. Scott, Cindy, Terry, Karen Sue, and Beth of Tennessee. The family would like to thank the wonderful staff at Granite Mesa who cared for Papaw. Their kindness is greatly appreciated.

A Celebration of Life will be held at Clements-Wilcox Funeral Home 1805 N Hwy 281 Marble Falls, TX 78654 (830) 693-4373 on Saturday February 7, 2015 at 2:30 p.m. with Pastor Jeff McAnally of Cross Stone Church.