Jesse James Darby

Graveside services for Jesse James Darby, 90, of Hammon, are set for 10 a.m. today (Tuesday) at Red Hill Cemetery in Hammon. Kenneth Gamble will officiate.

Darby died Sunday, July 19, 2015, at Clinton.

He was born July 20, 1924, in Hartshorne, the son of John Darby and Mary (Scrykels) Darby Massey.

Darby moved to New Mexico as a child and lived in Grants and the surrounding area.

He served in the United States Army in World War II from Dec. 8, 1943, to Jan. 22, 1946. He was a private first class/paratrooper in Company E, 325th Glider Infantry.

Darby had numerous jobs including working at the family sawmill; he also served as a fireman in Grants, and was a mechanic for many years.

He worked at Anderson Development Company, Red Rock Mesa Transportation, and Ferris Mining Company. In 1985 he moved with his second wife, Lillie Moore Darby, to Hammon, where he worked for Roger Mills County until he retired.

Survivors include his children, Mel Darby, James Darby and his wife, Debra June, Lilly Ramsey, Debra Mae Darby, Estlee Dominguez and her husband, Billy, Donna Elkins and her husband, Jody, and Jake Darby and his wife, Loren; his brother, Johnny Darby, and his wife, Pat; his sister, Mary Jo Whiteside, and her husband, Frank; 19 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Preceding him in death were his second wife, Lillie Moore Darby; his former wife, Margie Darby Hill; one son, Jason Oliver; and one great-grandson, Jessie Quaid Darby; his parents, John Darby and Mary Massey; brothers, Robert Darby and Lloyd Massey; and sisters, Virginia Phillips and Lucille Outlaw.

Memorials may be made in his honor to the Wounded Warriors Project in care of Martin-Dugger Funeral Home, 600 W. Country Club Blvd, Elk City, OK 73644.