James Fred McCain Sr.

Published 10:09 am Thursday, July 7, 2016

James Fred McCain Sr. died Tuesday, July 5, 2016, at the V. A. Medical Center Nursing Home in Jackson. He was 96.

He was a veteran of WWII and retired from Magnolia/Cappaert Manufactured Housing as head of maintenance.

He is survived by his wife, Claudia McCain of Vicksburg; his son, James Fred McCain Jr. (Jewel); his sister, Irene Jones; his grandchildren, Deanna Purvis and Jennifer Newton; and three great-grandchildren, all of Vicksburg.

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Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday, July 8, 2016, at Glenwood Funeral Home with the Rev. Steve Rowland officiating. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Gardens Cemetery.  Visitation is Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m.

Pallbearers will be David Ray Johnson, Roy Johnson, William Johnson, Claude Johnson, Danny Moore, Steve Smith and William “Bubba” Johnson. Honorary pallbearers will be Rex Smitty and Rusty Johnson.