James May Crowder

James “Jim” May Crowder, 50, of Dayton died Saturday, June 22, 2013 in Baghdad, Iraq. Jim was born April 9, 1963 in Jacksonville, Florida to parents Lawrence Carl and Earline Claudia Beasley Crowder. He had attended West Monroe High School in Louisiana and lived in Longview before moving to Dayton where he has lived for the past 25 years. He had been involved in Dayton Youth Sports Association as a baseball coach. Jim was currently employed by K.B.R. International as property administrator. He proudly served in the US Army from 1980 until 1983 and enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, hunting, and golfing. He loved to travel and be with his family. He will be remembered as a diehard New Orleans Saints and LSU Tigers fan. Services for Jim will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 6, 2013 at the First Baptist Church with Mr. Richard Stewart and Mr. Ren Gilmore officiating. The family will receive friends Friday evening, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Pace-Stancil Funeral Home, Dayton. Jim was preceded in death by parents Lawrence C. Crowder and Earline Harrell, and his brother William “Bill” Harbin Crowder. He is survived by his wife of 25 years: Mary Stewart Crowder of Dayton; his son: Zach Crowder of Kingwood; his daughter: Megan Crowder of Dayton; sisters: Mary Kate Young and husband Steve of Shreveport, LA and Sarah Diekmann and husband Tom of Jacksonville, FL; brother: Lawrence “Carl” Crowder, Jr. and wife Sandra of New Orleans, LA; parents-in-law: O.J. and Sonya Stewart of Dayton; sister-in-law: Leslie Henderson of Dayton; brother-in-law: Jeff Stewart and wife Laura of Liberty; special friends: Shane Bighorse and wife Kendra and Calie Thornton; also numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. You may share thoughts and memories with the family at http://www.pacestancil.com