James Curtis Bobbitt, Jr.

James Curtis “J.C.” Bobbitt, Jr., age 75, of Sugar Land, Texas, passed away Sunday, July 12, 2009, at Colonial Oaks Assisted Living in Sugar Land, Texas. Arrangements are being handled by Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches, LA, where the family will receive friends from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM Monday, July 13, 2009. The funeral service will be at Blanchard St. Denis Funeral Home at 1:00 PM Tuesday, July 14, 2009, with Rev. Bill Hudson officiating. Interment will be at Memory Lawn Cemetery in Natchitoches, La. James was born in Megargel Texas on January 30, 1934. He served four years in the Navy and retired from the Natchitoches Vocational School in 1997. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather; and will be dearly missed by his family and friends. J.C. is preceded in death by his loving wife Patsy Ann Bobbitt; one son, Curtis Lane Bobbitt; and his parents, James Bobbitt and Lillie Desadier Bobbitt. He is survived by two daughters and their husbands, Sandra B. Knotts and T.L. Miller of Natchitoches and Terri and Kevin Kolodzie of Houston, TX; his sister and husband Mary Louise and Jack Roy Brasher; four grandchildren, Curtis Shane Bobbitt of Natchitoches, James Heith Gilcrease and wife Amanda of Houston, TX, Justin Lee Gilcrease and wife Stephanie of San Antonio, TX, and Ami Sparks and husband Brad, Natchitoches, LA; and five great grandchildren, Kylee Lynn Gilcrease, Seth James Gilcrease, Cade Lane Gilcrease, and Brett Carson Sparks, Seth Alan Bobbitt.