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     He was born on 13 August 1926, Electra, Wichita County, Texas, USA.¹ James married Billie Ruth Ivy on 4 September 1953, Gregg County, Texas, USA.⁴
     James Rudolph Thrasher died on 22 July 2018 at Baton Rouge General Hospital, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA at age 91.⁵
     The following selected information is extracted from the obituary of Jimmy R. Thrasher.
     

Military Service

     James Rudolph Thrasher began military service on 12 February 1945 at the age of 18 at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA, entering the Air Corps.⁶
     James Rudolph Thrasher was also known as Jimmy R.⁵
     He was commonly known as Jimmie.²
     Jimmy appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Henderson, Rusk County, Texas in the household of his parents, Charles and Mildred Thasher.³
     In the obituary of Mildred Mary Holley who died 24 July 1967, her son, Jimmy Thrasher, of Baton Rouge, was listed as a survivor.⁷
     In the obituary of Lorene Thrasher Alford who died 18 February 1996, her brother, Jimmie Thrasher, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was listed as a survivor.⁸
     In the obituary of Jack Thrasher who died 20 July 2000, his brother, Jimmie Thrasher, was listed as a survivor.⁹
     In the obituary of Johnnie Foley who died 5 January 2013, her brother, Jimmie Thrasher, was listed as a survivor.¹⁰
     In the obituary of Helen Don Neely who died 14 September 2014, her brother, Jimmie Thrasher, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was listed as a survivor.²
     See the footnotes below for a link to his obituary that appeared in his memorial page on the web site of Rabenhorst Funeral Home & Crematory published in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, circa 23 July 2018.⁵
     Research notes (April 2025):

     Leland married Bessie Lou (?)¹
     Leland A. Neely, of Kilgore, was referenced in the engagement announcement of Helen Thrasher and Leland W. Neely on 15 February 1953 at the newspaper at The Kilgore News Herald (an unknown value.)²
     In the obituary of Leland Wade Neely who died 27 May 2016, his parents, Leland A. Neely and Bessie Lou Neely were listed or implied as predeceased.¹

     Bessie married Leland A. Neely.¹
     Bessie Lou Neely, of Henderson, was referenced in the engagement announcement of Helen Thrasher and Leland W. Neely on 15 February 1953 at the newspaper at The Kilgore News Herald (an unknown value.)²
     In the obituary of Leland Wade Neely who died 27 May 2016, his parents, Leland A. Neely and Bessie Lou Neely were listed or implied as predeceased.¹