James Bert Waters
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Name James Bert Waters Nickname Buster Born 19 Aug 1923 Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA
Gender Male Died 13 Apr 1990 Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA
Person ID I4707 Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree Last Modified 4 Feb 2026
Family Winona Mary Ronsonette, b. 6 Oct 1921, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA
, d. 29 Apr 1977, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA
(Age 55 years) Married 7 Jun 1942 Jefferson County, Texas, USA
Last Modified 5 Jun 2023 Family ID F1911 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 19 Aug 1923 - Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA 

Married - 7 Jun 1942 - Jefferson County, Texas, USA 

Died - 13 Apr 1990 - Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, USA 
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U.S. World War II Draft Card - James Bert Waters
Name: James Bert Waters
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 18
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 19 Aug 1923
Birth Place: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Residence Place: Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA
Registration Date: 30 Jun 1942
Registration Place: Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA
Employer: Plessola's Brothers Grocery Store
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 165 lbs.
Complexion: Light
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Next of Kin: Mrs. Irene Plessla
Obituary of James Bert "Buster" Waters
Published in The Port Arthur News on April 15, 1990
Death Notice of James Bert "Buster" Waters
Published in The Port Arthur News on April 16, 1990
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Notes - Obituary:
James Waters
James "Buster" Waters, 66, of Port Arthur died Friday at his home after an illness.
He was a native of Tulsa, Okla., and lived in the Port Arthur area since 1937. He retired as a carpenter with Texaco in Port Arthur after 35 years of service and was a member of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Local 4-23.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Clayton-Thompson Funeral Home in Groves. A vigil will be at 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Survivors include two sisters, Mary Shoopman of Wagner, Okla., and Irene Turner of Tulsa; and several nieces and nephews.
(Published in The Port Arthur News on April 15, 1990)
- Death Notice:
James Waters
Services for James "Buster" Waters, 66, of Port Arthur will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Clayton-Thompson Funeral Home in Groves.
(Published in The Port Arthur News on April 16, 1990)
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