JAMES FOSTER “JIMMY” BARLING - Bowie County Citizen Tribune

Obituaries

December 14, 2022

JAMES FOSTER “JIMMY” BARLING

James Foster “Jimmy” Barling of De Kalb, Texas passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at a Texarkana, Texas hospital. He was 84.

Jimmy was born May 24, 1938 in Fort Smith, Arkansas to Foster Hayes and Wyola Montana Maddox Barling. He was a retired Supervisory Quality Assurance Specialist for Red River Army Depot. Jimmy was a member of Tapp United Methodist Church where he was involved with the Methodist Men’s Group. He was active in his community and was a member of several organizations inc...

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