3/5/1927-4/13/2017

James Robert Landers age 90, 146 East 500 North Bryant passed away Thursday afternoon in Persimmon Ridge Healthcare in Portland. He was born in Randolph County March 5, 1927 the son of Clarence and Anna (Simmons) Landers. He was married June 24, 1951 to Martha Spillman who survives. He served in the US Army during WWII in the China Burma India Campaign. He was retired from Teledyne Portland Forge after 42 years as a machinist and foreman. He was a member of American Legion Post #211 where he served in the Honor Guard, Jay County Historical Society, Jayland Antique Car Club, Dunkirk Elks Lodge, Bryant Senior Citezens, Local 1595 Machinist Union, and attended Westchester United Methodist Church and Jefferson High School in Randolph County.