James Minton

Mr. James Howard Minton, age 92, of Rutherford, Tennessee, passed away from this life on April 16, 2014, at his home. Funeral services for Mr. Minton will be conducted on Friday, April 18, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home of Rutherford with Bro. Marlon Stephens officiating. Interment will follow in Cool Springs Cemetery of Trimble, Tennessee. Mr. Minton was born February 7, 1922, in Hickman, Kentucky; the son of the late Jasper and Lottie Jackson Minton. Mr. Minton retired from maintenance at Kellwood Company. Mr. Minton is survived by his son, Joe Howard Minton and wife Teresa; grandchildren, Nicki Minton, James Clint Minton; six great-grandchildren; and sisters, Jean Marie McQueen and Shirley Kleba. He was preceded in death spouse, Joann Northam Minton, his parents and his daughter, Kathy Dawson. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until service time at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, April 18. Karnes & Son Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of James Howard Minton.