Jimmy "Jj" Justiss

Funeral Services for Jimmy "JJ" Justiss, age 85 of Bonham, TX will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, October 18, 2018 at Wise Funeral Home Chapel in Bonham, TX. Interment will follow at Willow Wild Cemetery in Bonham, TX. Jimmy passed away on October 15, 2018. He was born October 10, 1933 in Sweetwater, TX to Clifford C. Justiss & Hallie Lynch Justiss.

JJ married Melba Joyce Morgan on January 18, 1953 in Roby, TX. Jimmy was employed at General Cable (GC) for 42 years beginning his successful career as a technical operator.  He was recruited to help establish multiple cable plants internationally and he holds three patents in the field of telecommunications.  He received numerous promotions concluding as a development engineer in the Research & Development Department at Corporate Headquarters.  JJ enjoyed hunting, fishing and vacationing in Colorado with his family and friends.  Although, you could routinely see him struting around Bonham on his bicycle grinning ear to ear with his beaming smile, perhaps he was best known around town for his green thumb as he demonstrated year after year with the most majestic yard imaginable.  He spent his life serving others from something as simple as holding the door to helping repair a house to driving those to church that had no other way.  But, he would say his greatest achievement in his life was his beautiful family and his family will tell you by putting God first in his life they learned living a servitude life was a fulfilled life... "I'm so proud of you!"

Jimmy was preceded in death by his parents, Clifford C. Justiss & Hallie Lynch Justiss; 3 sisters and 6 brothers

Surviving are his soulmate of 67 years, Melba; his children, Debra McKee and husband Benny of Arlington, TX, Tina Cassell and husband Tinker of Ocean Springs, MS and Scott Justiss and wife Donna of Rockwall, TX; eight grandchildren  Cheri Turman-Ballard and husband Chris, Amber Turman-Howeth and husband Mike, Savanna Hallford and husband Gavin, Joshua Blain and wife Tammy, Nicholas Blain and wife Olivia, Elliot Cassell, Evan Cassell and wife Ashley, Adam Justiss and wife Bridget; thirteen great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews

The family will receive friends at 6-7:30 PM on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at Wise Funeral Home

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to National MS Society , Regional Processing Center, 8111 N Stadium Dr., Ste. 100, Houston, TX 77054.