James Donald Stokes, age 72 of Dickson, TN died on December 21, 2015 at Horizon Medical Center. A memorial service is scheduled for January 3, 2016 at 1pm at the Faith Baptist Church in Burns, TN.
Mr. Stokes was born January 17, 1943 in Dickson, TN. He was a son of the late Glenn Stokes and Louise Brown Stokes. He was a general contractor and attended services at the Faith Baptist Church in Burns, TN. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Harold, Bobby, Ray, and Buford Stokes.
He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Betty Jean Owens Stokes; son, James Dean (Pam Gray) Stokes of Dickson; daughter, Cynthia Ann Stokes (Barnett) Ponciano of Dickson; 3 grandsons, Nathaniel Shaver and his dad, James Gary Shaver, Jonathan Barnett Ponciano, and David Issac Ponciano; niece, Melinda (Mike) Lane; several other relatives and friends.