Jim Stogdill

Memorial services for James Ivan Stogdill, 69, of Gainesville, are scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at Whaley United Methodist Church with Rev. Jerry Jones officiating. Interment, with military honors, will be at 11:00 a.m., prior to the service, at Fairview Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 8 at Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home.

Mr. Stogdill was born September 12, 1944 in Gainesville to Ivan and Ima Jean (Dean) Stogdill.  He passed away April 7, 2014 in Gainesville.

Mr. Stogdill was a member of Gainesville High School’s graduating class of 1963.  He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1966 and was stationed in Korea.  He married Stephanie Blanton on December 25, 1971 at the Blanton’s ranch north of Gainesville.  Many remember Mr. Stogdill from the hardware business; from O’Brien’s while he was in school, to co-owning S&S Hardware, to the 23 years he spent at Joe Walter Lumber Co.  He was an avid sports fan and a devoted OU supporter.  His children’s fondest memories are of their “weekend adventures,” where their dad would load them up in the car without disclosing their destination.  They would go to the lake, go hiking, and enjoy the outdoors.  Mr. Stogdill never missed a little league game or any of his children’s activities.  Most recently, he treasured the time he spent with his grandchildren.

Survivors include: wife, Stephanie Blanton Stogdill of Gainesville; son, James Grant Stogdill and wife, Kacie of Sanger; son, Jordan William Stogdill and fiancé, Nicole Gilbreath of Callisburg; son, Blanton Dean Stogdill of Denton; grandchildren: Nolyn, Camryn, Jonathan, and Lilly; father, Ivan Stogdill of Weatherford; and sister, Carolyn Bruehl of Norman, OK.

Mr. Stogdill was preceded in death by his mother, Ima Jean Stogdill and sister, Martha Finch.

Memorial gifts may be made to Whaley United Methodist Church or Cooke County Relay for Life.