J.R. "Bob" Jamison

Pace-Stancil Funeral Home
1304 North Cleveland
Dayton, Texas 77535
936-258-5300 936-258-5653 fax
pacestancildayton@sbcglobal.net.
Friday, August 03, 2012

J. R. "Bob" Jamison, 82, born and raised in Dayton, Liberty County, Texas passed away at home outside of Dayton, Texas on Monday, October 1, 2012. Bob attended public schools in Dayton and received a B.A. degree in Finance from Sam Houston University in Huntsville. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War and was attached to S.H.A.F.E. in Paris, France.
Bob served as an avid sportsman, conservationist, businessman, writer and patriot serving his community in numerous ways. He was Chairman of the Board of Dayton State Bank, belonged to the American Bankers Association and Texas Bankers Association and numerous other professional organizations. He was a 60 year member of the Masonic Lodge. Bob was a member of the First United Methodist Church, serving as Sunday School teacher, Board of Stewards and Administrative Council. He was State Chairman of Ducks Unlimited and served on the National Board for many years. He served as a 25 year member of Dayton Volunteer Fire Department, on the Dayton City Council, and was Liberty-Dayton Chamber of Commerce "Citizen of the Year". Bob was author of "Airplanes, Alligators and Hi-Fin Blues", feature columnist for The Liberty Gazette newspaper, other newspapers, magazines, and sporting publications, as well as member of the Texas Outdoor Writers Association.
Services for Mr. Jamison will be 3:30 p.m., Thursday, October 04, 2012, at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Jon Stouffer officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home, Dayton, Texas.
He was preceded in death by his parents, W. T. Jamison and Allene Solomon Jamison of Dayton; sister Allene Jamison Hodges of Stephenville, sister Louise Jamison Clark of Dayton, and brother W. T. "Bill" Jamison, Jr. of Dayton. He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Linda McGowan Jamison of Dayton, son, Pete Michael Jamison of Dayton, daughter, Ann Jamison of Houston, sister, Dorothy Jamison Tate of Houston, numerous nephews, nieces, and "greats" and special friends.
For those who desire memorials may be made to The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, P.O. Box 4486, Houston, Texas 77210 and the First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 505, Dayton, Texas 77535.To view his online obituary, or post a tribute to her family go to pacestancil.com.