James Harry Scarborough, 87, of Bridge City, died Wednesday, September 28, 2011, at The Meadows in Orange.

Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, October 2, 2011, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Officiating will be with Reverend Bobby Hoffpauir, pastor of Second Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Cemetery in Port Neches.

Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m. Saturday, at the funeral home in Bridge City.

Born in Doucette, Texas on February 23, 1924, James was the son of Otis Z. and Josephine Medie Miller Scarborough. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII and was an operator at Gulf Chemical for 30 years.

He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Susan K. Strange; brother, Sam Scarborough; and sister, Tommie Ross. James is survived by his wife of 64 years, Mary Scarborough; son, Jim H. Scarborough; three grandchildren, Adam Venable, Craig and Joel Scarborough; and great-grandchildren, Rose and Owen Scarborough.

Serving as Pallbearers will be Tibby Scarborough, Adam Venable, Craig Scarborough, Joel Scarborough, Darrell Pierce and Tootie Litchfield. Honorary Pallbearers will be Bruce Litchfield, Jack Horton, and the men from B. Shift at Gulf Chemical.