More detail on this person: Got a call from Jim
Blevins wife, Rochelle, yesterday. She called to
inform me that Jim had passed away yesterday just
after 4pm in Lexington, KY. Arrangements are not
settled but I believe she said he will be interned
at Fort Nelson National Cemetery near Lexington.
He died of cancer. He was a member of the 240th
AHC, 68-69 and graduated with WORWAC 67-7.
He and I were classmates and have maintained
contact over the years.
From: Mel Canon
LEXINGTON, Ky. - On Sunday, January 25, 2009,
the Lord called forth another of his children, CW3
James Alfred Blevins Sr. At the tender age of 73,
James passed away due to complications from lung
cancer.
Born September 2, 1935, at Peach Creek, he was a
son of the late Alfred and Oma Blevins, formerly
of Logan, where he was one of 10 children. Also
preceding him in death were brothers, Earl and
Buster, and sister, Lorene.
James, a helicopter pilot (class of '67-7) and
Vietnam Veteran, retired from the U.S. Army in
1975 moving his family to Proctorville, Ohio,
where he went to work for Island Creek Coal
Company. Moving to Richwood, in 1976, he worked
as Island Creek's senior pilot located in
Craigsville. In 1985, he moved to Lexington, Ky.,
and took over as chief managing pilot for Island
Creek at the Bluegrass Airport. He retired for a
second time in 2001 wanting to spend more time
with his family.
Survivors include his devoted wife, Rochelle
Mooney Blevins, and two children, James "Jim"
Blevins Jr., and Helen "Heidi" Blevins; three
brothers, Bill, Jack and Edward and three sisters,
Irene, Pat and Donna. He was the loving
grandfather of six grandchildren, James Blevins
III, Cortney Blevins, Margaret "Maggie" Blevins,
Sheri Brewer, Angelena Brewer and Henry "Bub"
Brewer III, along with five great-grandchildren,
Gabriell, Caleb, Makayla, Leighann and Jacob
Connor.
He had told his family that he "has done all he
set out to do, accomplished everything he wanted
to accomplish, and seen everything he wanted to
see." It was time for him to complete his final
journey where he wanted to fish with Peter and
Jesus.
"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the
race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store
for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord,
the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day
- and not only to me, but also to all who have
longed for his appearing." - 2 Timothy 4:7-8.
Services will be held at 12:30 p.m. Monday,
February 2, at the Kerr Brothers Funeral Home,
3421 Harrodsburg Rd., Lexington, KY 40513 by
Pastor Ray Zdrojowy. Burial will follow in Camp
Nelson National Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 10:30 am until time of
services Monday, Feb. 2.
Kerr Brothers Funeral Home, 3421 Harrodsburg Rd.,
Lexington, Ky., is in charge of the arrangements.
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