She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Linda Sheehan; three brothers, Woodrow, Earl and Junior Blann; and a sister, Maxine Isbell Rose.
Mrs. James is survived by her husband, Ernest James of El Dorado; a son, Don James and his wife Pat of West Monroe, Louisiana; two brothers, Rev. Laron Blann of Fordyce, Arkansas and Butch Blann of Hampton, Arkansas; a sister, Mary Sue Slocum of Little Rock, Arkansas; five grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2PM Sunday, March 11 at St. Andrew Cumberland Presbyterian Church, with Rev. Rusty Pedigo officiating. Burial will follow at Arlington Cemetery, under the direction of Young's Funeral Directors of El Dorado. James Van Pelt, Caleb Webb, John Rogers, Pat Sheehan, Jimmy Whitley and Barry Crowell will serve as pallbearers.
Memorials may be made to St. Andrew Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1707 N. College Ave., El Dorado AR 71730 or to Alzheimer's Arkansas Programs & Services, 10411 W. Markham Suite 130, Little Rock AR 72205-1409.
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