Longtime Pipeliner, Executive Charlie James Dies at 84
Longtime pipeliner Charles (Charlie) F. James, 84, died Jan. 7 in Mountain Home, AR where he lived. James was born in Holly Springs, AR to Bill and Amy (Higgison), and spent a great deal of time with his grandparents, D.E. and Arminda James, and his uncle and aunt, Gurt and Jewel James.
James entered the Navy at 16 and served in the Korean War, returning six years later. He began pipelining as a laborer with R.H. Fulton and Michael Curran & Co., traveling throughout the United States. He retired as president of Tulsa Houston Pipeline Company in 1987.
James married Mary (Gorman) in Sturgis, SD, and they moved to Mountain Home in 1964. He loved the outdoors, spending much of his time hunting, fishing and fixing things with his grandchildren.
He is survived by his wife, Mary; sister Laura Reed; children John (Maureen) James, Susan (Andrew) Fraser and Laura (Arnold Knox); nine grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
Related News
Related News
- Trump Puts Keystone XL Pipeline Back in Discussion, Though Revival Faces Developer Resistance
- Army Corps Lists Enbridge’s Line 5 as ‘Emergency’ Project Eligible to Bypass Environmental Review
- Missouri Loses Control Over 1.5 Million-Mile Gas Pipeline Network as Feds Step In
- Energy Transfer Wins New York Court Ruling in $150 Million Pipeline Fraud Case
- $3 Billion Natural Gas Pipeline Expansion to Add 1.3 Bcf Capacity in Southeast Region
- Kinder Morgan Approves $1.4 Billion Mississippi Crossing Project to Boost Southeast Gas Supply
- Army Corps Lists Enbridge’s Line 5 as ‘Emergency’ Project Eligible to Bypass Environmental Review
- India’s GAIL Eyes U.S. LNG Deals Following Trump’s Policy Shift
- TC Energy Beats Q4 Profit Estimates, Driven by Mexico Pipelines' Success
- Michigan Court Backs Permits for Enbridge’s Line 5 Pipeline Tunnel Project
Comments