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<img class="size-medium wp-image-1584626" src="http://www.dailyjournal.net/wp-content/files/sites/9/2021/02/webPhoto751642-1.jpg" alt="James C. Haskell Sr." width="240" />James C. Haskell Sr.
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FORMERLY OF GREENWOOD
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James C. Haskell Sr., age 84, formerly of Greenwood, IN passed away Saturday, February 20, 2021, in Gainesville, FL.
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He attended Morgantown HS, where he played varsity basketball. Jim was a member of Teamsters Local 135 and Faith Assembly of God Church in Beech Grove. He was a Paratrooper in the 101st Airborne of the US Army. After serving his country, he became a semi driver and retired at the helm of our family company, Buddy Ann Realty.
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He enjoyed fishing all over the country, IU basketball, card games (especially rummy and euchre), TV Westerns, and boating.
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Jim was fiercely loyal to his family and friends, gave the best hugs, and never met a stranger. He mentored his children’s friends and treated them like his own. He was known for his big smile and bigger belly laugh, as he always was having fun.
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Preceded in death by his parents: Pearl Mae Jacobs and Edward Slinger, siblings: Louise List, Joseph Haskell, Joyce Mattingly, and first wife Anna Friedman Haskell.
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Jim is survived by wife Barbara Wilson Haskell, sister; Delores Williams, son; James C. Haskell Jr. (Rob Keller), daughter; Joanie Haskell, step-daughter; Peggy Voris Maness (Cecil), step-son; Greg Voris (Nancy), step-daughter; Vicky Buckner (John Durrance), several nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
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The family will host a graveside service in late spring at the Greenwood Cemetery in Indiana. A celebration of life will follow, details will be provided at a later date.
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If desired, friends and family may make memorial contributions to the Haven Hospice ET York Care Center of Gainesville, FL – where he received excellent care.
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Please visit his memorial page at <a href="http://www.williamsthomasfuneralhome.com">www.williamsthomasfuneralhome.com</a>
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION WILLIAMS-THOMAS WEST AREA 352-376-7556
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