Services for James Byron Birt, 90, of Ben Wheeler, will be held 11 am Saturday, September 25, 2021, at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church. Interment will be in Tidmore Cemetery, but there will not be a graveside service.
Mr. Birt passed away September 18, 2021 in Athens. He was born August 26, 1931 in Ben Wheeler to Bryan Franklin and Mada Marion Gamble Birt.
Mr. Birt lived in Van Zandt County most of his life. After graduating from Martins Mill High School, he joined the US Navy. James later retired from Kelly Springfield. He enjoyed raising cattle and fish. James was a member of Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church.
Mr. Birt is preceded in death by his parents, Bryan and Mada Birt; wife, Loretta Birt; and his sister, Mary Jane Saxon.
James is survived by his wife, Jean Council Birt; sons: Bryan and Amy Birt, Joseph and Kathy Birt, Louis Gore; daughters: Lily and Ralph Marshall and Donna Rogers; step-children: Jay Council, Jackie and Billy Hablinski and Mitzi and Billy Herrington; 9 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and his brother-in-law, Elmer Lee Saxon.
Honorary pallbearers will be Clyde McCall, Warren Tidmore and Elmer Lee Saxon. Pallbearers will be Gary Lee Saxon, Joshua Bennett, Ron Goggans, James Goggans, Michael Peavey and Michael Vaughn.
Visitation will be 6-8 pm Friday at Eubank Funeral Home in Canton.
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