Glenna Ruth James, age 77, of Springfield, Mo., passed away Monday, April 4, 2011 in St. John’s Medical Center. She was born December 16, 1933, in Hobbs, N.M., to Cecil and Jesse Hudson.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Cecil Burt Hudson and Jesse M. Rusher Hudson; two brothers, Thurman Hudson and Dennis Hudson.
She is survived by ten children, Orville Ralph James, San Diego, Calif., Jimmy Ray James, LaPorte, Texas, Michael Dean James, Hamilton, Ohio, John Alvin James, Greer, S.C., Alethia Ruth Bilotta, Suffolk, Va., Robert Clarence James, Koshkonong, Mo., Mammie Edith Lightcap, Allentown, Pa., William Rex James, Pleasant Hope, Mo., Jessie Foster, Springfield, Mo., Belva Leann James, Plattsburg, Mo.; one sister, Belva Dean Birch, Burlington, Iowa; numerous granchildren and great-grandchildren.
Viewing will be at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday in Greenlawn Funeral Home North, Springfield, Mo.