Individual Details

J. R. "Bob" Jamison, 82, born and raised in Dayton, Liberty County, Texas died at home outside of Dayton, Texas on Monday, October 1, 2012.

Bob attended public schools in Dayton and received a B.A. degree in Finance from Sam Houston University in Huntsville. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War and was attached to S.H.A.F.E. in Paris, France. 
Bob served as an avid sportsman, conservationist, businessman, writer and patriot serving his community in numerous ways. He was Chairman of the Board of Dayton State Bank, belonged to the American Bankers Association and Texas Bankers Association and numerous other professional organizations. He was a 60 year member of the Masonic Lodge. Bob was a member of the First United Methodist Church, serving as Sunday School teacher, Board of Stewards and Administrative Council. He was State Chairman of Ducks Unlimited and served on the National Board for many years. He served as a 25 year member of Dayton Volunteer Fire Department, on the Dayton City Council, and was Liberty-Dayton Chamber of Commerce "Citizen of the Year". Bob was author of "Airplanes, Alligators and Hi-Fin Blues", feature columnist for The Liberty Gazette newspaper, other newspapers, magazines, and sporting publications, as well as member of the Texas Outdoor Writers Association.
Graveside Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 4, 2012 at Magnolia Park Cemetery. Memorial Service for Mr. Jamison will be 3:30 p.m., Thursday, October 04, 2012, at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Jon Stouffer officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home, Dayton, Texas.
He was preceded in death by his parents, W. T. Jamison and Allene Solomon Jamison of Dayton; sister Allene Jamison Hodges of Stephenville, sister Louise Jamison Clark of Dayton, and brother W. T. "Bill" Jamison, Jr. of Dayton. He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Linda McGowan Jamison of Dayton, son, Pete Michael Jamison of Dayton, daughter, Ann Jamison of Houston, sister, Dorothy Jamison Tate of Houston, numerous nephews, nieces, and "greats" and special friends.

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Birth	16 Jun 1930	Dayton, Liberty County, Texas
Census (family)-shared	15 Apr 1940	(William Thomas Jamison Sr. and Allene Solomon) Dayton, Liberty County, Texas
Divorce	23 Nov 1983	Liberty County, Texas - Living
Marriage	14 Feb 1985	Liberty County, Texas - Living
Death	1 Oct 2012	Dayton, Liberty County, Texas
Burial		Magnolia Park Cemetery, Dayton, Liberty County, Texas

Spouse	Living
Child	Living
Child	Living

Spouse

Living

Father	William Thomas Jamison Sr. (1878 - 1962)
Mother	Allene Solomon (1889 - 1973)
Sibling	Louise Jamison (1918 - 2000)
Sibling	Allene Jamison (1922 - 2010)
Sibling	Living
Sibling	William Thomas "Bill" Jamison II (1927 - 2010)

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