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James Monroe Sewell
Carrollton
& Farmers Branch
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James Monroe Sewell
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OBITUARY
 Mr. James Monroe Sewell
January 6, 1935 - November 22, 2025
Funeral
services for James Monroe Sewell. 90, are scheduled for 11am Saturday,
December 6, 2025, at the Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home Chapel in Rusk.
Interment will be in Sardis-Edgefield Cemetery directly following the
service.
Mr. Sewell
died November 22, 2025, at his home in Chandler. He was born January 6,
1935, in Hebron, Texas to the late Grover and Sarah Sewell. Monroe was
a resident of Carrollton, Texas, where he was one of the town’s first
mail carriers. He retired from the Post Office after 35 years and moved
to his beloved piney woods of East Texas. He worked for Troup
Independent School District for a few years before going to work at
Tyler Pounds Regional Airport for 7 years. He enjoyed hunting, fishing,
genealogy, food bank distribution, roller skating, watching TV westerns
and game shows, and Sudoku. He loved and appreciated all his friends
that were like family to him, Kalen, Rachael, Dallas, Carrie, Maria,
Cici, Sandra, Stephanie, Cameron, Faye, Johnny, Devonia, Mike, and
Joanie, to name a few. Special thanks to Stephanie and Cameron for
caring for him while he was at home in hospice.
He was
preceded in death by his wife, Sue Merlene Berry Sewell, and a son,
James Berry Sewell. He is survived by his son Weston Sewell of
Carrollton; four daughters and one son-in-law, Lisa Sewell of
Carrollton, Melynda Gattis of Harlingen, Gail Long of Addison, and
Jamie Clement and husband Greg of Fort Worth; nine grandchildren;
twelve great-grandchildren; sister Mildred Glidewell; and numerous
nieces and nephews. His memory will live on in all who loved him.
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Sardis-Edgefield Cemetery, Rusk, Cherokee County, Texas
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