James Evan Myers
1922-March 12, 2015
JAMES EVAN
MYERS, 93
Design Engineer
WINTER HAVEN - James Evan Myers, 93, of Winter Haven, passed away March 12, 2015, 5 days after a fall.
Born in Dubuque, Iowa, to Hubert E. Myers and Helen (nee Kretz) Myers, Jim moved to Florida from Niles, Michigan, after retirement from Tylers Refrigeration where he was a Design Engineer. A Sailor during WWII, Jim met the love of his life, Virginia Doris Swank, while stationed in Atlantic City, NJ. They married August 6, 1944, and moved to Niles in 1947. Virginia died shortly after their 25th wedding anniversary in 1969. Their union was blessed with two daughters: Virginia 'Ginger' (Jerry) Dalenberg, of Edwardburg, Michigan, and Leesburg, Florida, and Sherri (Lyle) Myers-Wray of Auburndale, Florida; grandchildren: Tracy Paquette, Tricia Dalenberg, Tami Dalenberg, Taner Dalenberg and Michael Wray; great-grandchildren: Eric Myers, Devin, Dru and Jalen Brown, Riley Curtis, Nate and Lindsey Dalenberg. Jaxtin Bonifacius-Myers is Jim's first great-great!
In 1970 Jim married Loretta Faye Buck Kehr (who also preceded him in death) and welcomed four step-daughters: Deborah (Zachary) Williams and Sharon Wyne, both of Muncie, IN, Marsha (Roger) DePoy and Cindy (Jerry) Claxton, both of Niles, MI; grandchildren: Holly Williamson, Amanda Williams, Amber Wyne, Ashleigh Hellis, Kevin DePoy, Jeff DePoy, Paul DePoy and Marissa Claxton and 12 more great-grandchildren.
Jim also leaves behind several nieces and nephews as well as the children of lifelong friends who will miss him terribly.
There will be a memorial service held on March 27th at 12:30 pm in the clubhouse at Cypress Gardens Mobile Home and RV Park, 1951 Lake Daisy Road, Winter Haven. Michigan services are pending, internment will be with Virginia at Silver Brook Cemetery, Niles, Michigan.
Published in Ledger from Mar. 26 to Mar. 27, 2015
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