James Price

James Price, 81, of Cove, died Nov. 29 at a local care center. A celebration of life will begin at 10 a.m. Monday at Loveland Funeral Chapel.

James was born May 3, 1928, to Alvis Wilson and Minnie Florence (White) Price in Owensville, Mo. He was their first born and only son. He had three sisters to follow: Gladys Price Volkman, Betty Gene Price who died at the age of 6 and Faye Maxine Price, who also died at a young age. He lived at home with his parents, working the farm and playing in a band before joining the Army at the age of 22 in 1950, where he fought in the Korean War.

He married Ida Mary Jones while serving and was discharged in 1953 when they had their first daughter, Donna Faye Price Romp. They lived in Sarcoxie, Mo., where he worked in a shoe factory. Jim and Ida had two more daughters while living in Sarcoxie: Dorothy Elizabeth Price Ryckman and Debbie Lee Price Johnson. In 1958 Ida's parents moved to Pendleton and Jim and family followed. Jim took some schooling and became a TV repairman. They had two more daughters: Diana Lyn Price Golbeneck and Denise Marie Price Foley. Then they finally had a son, Darrell James Price.

Jim hired on at the U.S. Postal Service, where he retired. Jim and Ida were divorced, but were still friends, and he always stayed close with the children. When the children were growing up, every Sunday he would pick them up for church and out for burgers.

Jim married Joyce Johnson in 1973. After retirement, they moved to Cove where they have lived for 20 years. They enjoyed camping.

Jim worked at the parks part time until 2006. He was a member of the Baptist church and a member of the VFW. He liked to keep busy, and those who knew him say he loved people - he could pick up a conversation with anyone. He also liked to travel back to Missouri with his kids. He would visit with his sister, Gladys, and go places doing genealogy and visiting the cemeteries.

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