Jim Wethington

Jim Wethington, age 69, of Hope passed away Wednesday, August 25, 2010, on the family farm.

Jim was born April 27, 1941, in Essex, MO, a son to the late Urban Dewey and Ida (Newby) Wethington, Sr.

After graduating from high school in Grayridge, MO, Jim worked for a few years as an auto mechanic. He joined the Army in 1966 and served a two year enlistment.

On May 12, 1962, Jim was united in marriage to Marilyn Mathis in Dexter, MO. She survives of the home.

After his enlistment in the Army, Jim went to work for Boeing in St Louis where he and Marilyn lived until his retirement in 1996, at which time they moved to their farm near Hope.

Jim was a member of AARP, the Osage County Democratic Party and the International Association of Machinist and Aerospace Workers. He was also a past member of the Quail Forever organization. Jim enjoyed fishing and hunting and spending time on the farm. His greatest love was for his family and he proved that by never missing any of the basketball or softball games that his granddaughter Kennedy played in.

In addition to his wife, Jim is survived by one daughter, Loreal Lee Wethington and her daughter Kennedy Hope Wethington of Linn; two brothers, Urban Dewey Wethington, Jr. of Sikeston, and Roy Wethington of Florida; two sisters, Faye Meyer of Kentucky, and Shirley and her husband Mike Lunsford of Florida, as well as many nieces, nephews and friends.

Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Friday, August 27, 2010, at Morton Chapel in Linn.

Military graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, August 30, 2010, at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, MO.