SERVICES FOR J.M. HARTSFIELD HELD TUESDAY Services for James Miller Hartsfield were held Tuesday afternoon. He died on Monday afternoon in a Memphis hospital following more than a month of critical illness. He was 34. Although his health had been declining for about four years, Mr. Hartsfield had continued to work until about two months ago. Aheart ailment, complicated by a kidney disorder, caused him to enter the hospital five weeks ago. At that time his condition was regarded as critical. He moved to the home of his parents shortly therafter and remained there until about a week preceding his death. Services were held at First Baptist Church in Parsons and were conducted by Rev. Wade Carver. Burial was in the cemetery at Darden. Parsons Mortuary had charge of arrangements. Mr. Hartsfield was born in Batesville, Mississippi. His parents moved to Memphis when he was 9. He completed his education in the Memphis Public Schools and shortly thereafter joined the Memphis fire department. He 1941 he moved to Milan to become fire chief of the Wolf Creek Ordnance Plant. He moved to Parsons last year and had been employed as a salesman. He was a Presbyterian. He leaves his wife, the former Miss Cozette Houston; two young daughters, Suzanne 6 and Cammille 3; his parents Mr. and Mrs. Jones M. Hartsfield of Memphis; and a sister, Mrs. Thomas Nolen of Memphis. ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at decaturcountytn.org