James D. Sackett

Mr. James D. Sackett, 83, of the Pampa Nursing Center died Monday at Highland General Hospital.

He was born Feb. 17, 1897 in Kansas and has been a resident of Pampa since 1917. He was a member of the Harrah United Methodist Church and was a veteran of World War I. He was married to Lucy Arnett Burch on Oct. 2, 1932 i Sayre, Okla. She died in 1975.

Services for Mr. Sackett will be conducted at 4 p.m Wednesday in the Carmichael-Whatley Colonial Chapel with the Rev. Earl Blair of the Kingswood United Methodist Church in Amarillo, officiating. Burial will be in the Mobeetie Cemetery.

The casket will not be open at the service.

Survivors include five sons, Floyd and Charlie of Pampa, James D. Jr. of Albuquerque, Paul of Lewisville, and Dan of Amarillo; four daughters, Mrs. Jack Frost of Happy, Mrs. John Cornett of Carrollton, Mrs. Gene Enterline of Long Beach, Calif., and Mrs. Don Bryant of Amarillo; one sister, Mrs. Ella Springer of Dewey, Okla.; 26 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.

The family requests that memorials be made to the Lions Hi-Plains Eye Bank at P.O. Box 1110, Amarillo.

(Published in The Pampa News, Vol. 73 - No. 306, Tuesday, March 31, 1981, Page 2)
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U.S., World War I Civilian Draft Registrations, 1917-1918
Name James D. Sackett
Birth Date 17 Feb 1897
Birth Place Clearwater KS
City/County Carson
State TX
Ethnicity W

U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name James Daniel Sackett
Gender Male
Race White
Age 43
Relationship to Draftee Self (Head)
Birth Date 17 Feb 1897
Birth Place Clearwater, Kansas, USA
Residence Place Pampa, Gray, Texas, USA
Registration Date 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place Pampa, Gray, Texas, USA
Employer Foxworth Galbraith Lumber C
Height 5 9
Weight 118
Complexion Light
Hair Color Brown
Eye Color Gray
Next of Kin James Sackett
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
James Daniel Sackett 43 Self (Head)

Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name James Daniel Sackett
Gender Male
Race White
Death Age 84
Birth Date 17 Feb 1897
Birth Place Kansas
Residence Date Abt 1981
Residence Place Pampa, Gray, Texas, USA
Death Date 30 Mar 1981
Death Place Pampa, Gray, Texas, USA
Father Clarence Henry Sackett
Mother Edna Mae Bosley
Certificate Number 18722

U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name James D Sackett
Gender Male
Birth Date 17 Feb 1897
Death Date 30 Mar 1981
Enlistment Branch ARMY
Enlistment Date 5 Sep 1918
Discharge Date 5 Dec 1918
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