Bales, James Arthur

James Arthur Bales, 90, of Pearisburg, Va., passed away Sunday morning, April 27, 2008, at Friendship Health Care Center, in Roanoke, Va.

Mr. Bales was born on October 22, 1917, in Pearisburg, and was a son of the late Charles Morgan Bales and Nannie Susan Morris Bales. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one sister, Mary B. Morris; three brothers, Charles M. Bales Jr., Samuel H. Bales and Tommy L. Bales.

Mr. Bales was a lifelong member of the Christ Episcopal Church, in Pearisburg, where he served on the Board of Trustees, served as Treasurer, Financial Secretary and Jr. Warden. He was Army Veteran of World War II serving as a Sgt. in the 36th Division in combat intelligence and was wounded in San Pedro, Italy. He was a member and past president of the Pearisburg Kiwanis Club, member of the Giles County Historical Society, served on the Board of Directors and was Chairman of the Johnston House Restoration Committee.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Snidow Bales, of Pearisburg; one son, James Glenn Bales and wife, Jennifer Speight, of Lynchburg; one daughter, Bonnie Lee Bales Fairbrother and husband, Matthew of Burke, Va.; and two brothers, Ivan G. Bales and wife, Norma, of Pearisburg, and Graham C. Bales, of Lindside, W.Va.

Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, April 29, 2008, at 2 p.m. at the Christ Episcopal Church, in Pearisburg, with the Rev. Harmon Smith officiating with burial following in the Birchlawn Burial Park, in Pearisburg. The family will receive friends at the Givens Funeral Home Monday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. Online condolence can be sent to the family at www.givensfuneralhome.com.