Kenneth William James, 92, of Holden, Mo., died Thursday, May 8, in Lee’s Summit, Mo.
Visitation will be 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, May 15, at Ben Cast & Son-Wood Funeral Home in Holden. Masonic Rites will begin at 7:30 p.m.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, May 16, at the Crossroads Baptist Outreach Center in Kingsville, Mo. Pastor Joe Williamson will officiate.
Mr. James was a past master of the Masonic Lodge, joining the East Gate Masonic Lodge No. 630 in 1950 and later joined the Holden Masonic Lodge No. 262 in 1969.
He attended Crossroads Baptist Outreach Center and was a member of the Holden Saddle Club.
Mr. James was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Sue James, on Oct. 6, 2005; two brothers, Clyde James and Harold James; and three sisters, Helen Finley, Dorothy Nay and Opel Stoneking.
Survivors include a daughter, Susan Blystone; and one grandson, Wallace Blystone Jr.
Services are under the direction of Ben Cast & Son–Wood Funeral Home in Holden.