James I Elledge

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Rank: MSgt (R)

Entered Into Eternal Rest
2014-01-23

James “Tex” I. Elledge (MSgt,Ret), age 81 of 220 Todd Cir; Warner Robins, GA who deceased on January 23, 2014 of pneumonia.

He was born on May 28, 1932 in Montague, TX to the parents William and Edna Elledge. He was also preceded in death by his loving wife Dorothy after 35 years of marriage; Son: James I. Elledge, Jr; Sisters: Alice Moreland and Nancy Labowski.

Hi memory will forever be treasured by his loving children: Maragret C. Pickles (Robert) of Mansfield, TX and Donald G. Elledge (Jennie) of Riverview, FL; five great grandchildren; brothers, William P. Elledge, Jr of Breckenbridge,
TX and John H. Elledge of Odessa, TX, and several adoring nieces and nephews.

The funeral service took place at McCullough Funeral Home in Warner Robins, GA on January 28, 2014 with interment at Macon Memorial Park Cemetery in Macon, GA..

Tex graduated from the Combat Control School in Class 65-4. His military assignments were: Warner Robins, Forbes, Viet Nam, Mildenhall and Warner Robins.

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SMsgt PW Collins (ret) wrote on August 5, 2023
Jul-Aug 1965, Tex, Gus Philipou, another Airman named Baker, and I went thru jump school at Ft. Benning, GA. I remember sitting in the bleachers at the 250' towers first day orientation. Col. Welch asked all of us USAF guys to stand up. He then told the Army guys, most right out of AIT, what CCT was about. I learned things I didn't know. I remember Tex as being the "old guy" certainly the oldest "student". They broke us up so there was only one wing nut in each group. We didn't get together much but I remember Tex always... Read more
Jul-Aug 1965, Tex, Gus Philipou, another Airman named Baker, and I went thru jump school at Ft. Benning, GA. I remember sitting in the bleachers at the 250' towers first day orientation.
Col. Welch asked all of us USAF guys to stand up. He then told the Army guys, most right out of AIT, what CCT was about. I learned things I didn't know.

I remember Tex as being the "old guy" certainly the oldest "student". They broke us up so there was only one wing nut in each group. We didn't get together much but I remember Tex always had a story to tell.... Collapse