James Robert French 97, of Tiverton passed away Jan. 12 surrounded by family. Jim is survived by his wife of 67 years, Phyllis Ann ( Perry ) French and his daughter Jamie French.
Born in Fall River, Jim was the only son of the late Lena (Barsi) and James French, and brother of the late Claire Boudreau and Evelyn Flynn.
Jim, a Veteran of WWII, Company G , 342 D Infantry, received the Bronze Star Medal Citation for his meritorious achievement at Ludenscheid , Germany 14 April 1945.
A graduate of University of Rhode Island, Jim worked as an Engineer at the Newport Naval Base. Jim loved the sun's warmth.
His funeral will be held on
Wednesday
from Pocasset Memorial Funeral Home 462 Main Rd Tiverton, RI with a
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ass at Holy Ghost Church at 1
0:30
am where he was a communicant. Visitation prior to the funeral will be held from
9am
to _
10am prior to funeral.
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urial at Pocasset Hill Cemetery
with Military Honors
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ww. almeida-pocasset.com . In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Forever Paws 300 Lynwood Street, Fall River, MA 02721.