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DECATUR - James A. 'Jim' Oldfield Sr., 65, of Decatur died 8:40 a.m. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday in J.J. Moran & Sons Funeral Home Mr. Oldfield was born in Monticello on April 2, 1932, the son of H.S. Surviving are his wife; sons, James A. Oldfield Jr. and wife Deborah He was preceded in death by his parents. A tribute to Jim Oldfield By Richard Mayberry Mr. James (Jim) Oldfield passed away on Monday, August 18, 1997. Jim worked at Wagner Castings for 37 years before retiring in 1988. I will never forget the time I went into the foundry, right now, not Jim was promoted to General Foreman in June of 1973 on second shift I will always remember the time my young daughter wanted a horse. Of The best times for Jim were when he could sit in the yard swing in the Jim got to do a lot of the things he planned to do after retirement - In 1745 at 20 year of age, the profligate sailor, John Newton, left Following this dramatic experience, as only one who personally Following his conversion, he became a minister of the Word and But, if there is a New Year's thought for my Scotch-Irish friends in "John Newton, Clerk, Once a infidel and libertine, A servant of slaves Lyrics to Amazing Grace written by John Newton (1725-1807) Scottish Amazing grace, how sweet the sounds, that saved a wretch like me, I 'T was grace that taught my heart to fear And grace my fears relieved I put the 'Amazing Grace' information here because at the grave site.
James was born at
Monticello, Piatt Co., Illinois, on 2 April 1932. He was the son of
Harrison "Bud" Sherman Oldfield and
Virena Daisy Moffett. James died on 18 August 1997 at
home, Decatur, Macon Co., Illinois, at age 65. His body was interred on 21 August 1997 at
Decatur, Macon Co., Illinois, at Mt. Gilead Cemetery.