James Burnes Jr.

James Wesley “J.W.” Burnes Jr., 91, of Fred, passed away Sunday, September 4, 2022. He was born in Lincoln County, New Mexico. He was a United States Army veteran.

Funeral service was Thursday, September 8 at Farmer Funeral Home in Silsbee with burial following at Jacks Cemetery in Pineland.

Survivors include his children, Glenda Pence, Brenda Burnes, and Ben Burnes and wife Tena; stepchildren, Robbie Read and husband Ben, Bobbie Carter, and Jackie Wilkerson and husband Artie; sister, Zettie Burnes; brother, Frank Burnes; and 11 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, and 12 great-great grandchildren.