James Joseph 'Jim' Daniel

James Joseph "Jim" Daniel of Cuba, Missouri was born to the union of John C. and Loretta (Gittemeier) Daniel on August 29, 1927 in St. Louis, Missouri and left from this life on Sunday, May 20, 2012 at Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 84. Jim was united in marriage to Ruth L. Quinley on December 31, 1947 in Cuba, Missouri and to this union four children were born Dave, Dale, Doug and Debbie. Jim owned and operated Daniel Communications in Cuba for several years. He never really retired continuing to work at Flying A delivering trailers all over the United States, a Courier for Peoples Bank and the Chamber Commerce Visitors Center. He was a parishioner of Holy Cross Catholic Church and also attended the First Baptist Church of Cuba. He was a member of the Knight of Columbus and Honorably served his Country in U.S. Navy during WWII. He enjoyed farming, shooting, traveling, St. Louis Cardinals, being a handyman and spending time with his family and friends. Jim is preceded in death by his parents John C. and Loretta (Gittemeier) Daniel; one brother Bob Daniel; one sister Jackie Edwards. Those who are left to treasure his memory and to continue his legacy are his wife Ruth L. Daniel of Cuba, Missouri; four children Dave Daniel of Columbus, Ohio, Dale and wife Brenda Daniel Pacific, Missouri; Doug and wife Diane Daniel of St. James, Missouri; Debbie and husband Richard Grotha of St. James, Missouri; five grandchildren Matt, Chris and Jeremy Daniel, Jennifer Grotha and Heather Nelson; eight great-grandchildren Melissa, Bradley, Emily, Tucker, Hayden, Colton, Logan and Maia; one sister Lois and husband Henry Stroud of Cuba, Missouri; one brother Tom Daniel of Florida; nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews and friend of many. Visitation will be held Thursday, May 24, 2012 5-8 p.m. at Mizell Funeral Home. Funeral service will be held on Friday, May 25, 2012 11:00 a.m. at Mizell Funeral Home with Pastor Bob Knight and Pastor Craig Rippy, officiating. Interment with full military honors will follow at Kinder Cemetery, Cuba, Missouri. The Mizell Funeral Home is honored to be serving the Daniel family.

Visitation Details

Thursday, May 24th, 2012 5:00pm - 8:00pm, Mizell Funeral Home

Service Information

Friday, May 25th, 2012 11:00am, Mizell Funeral Home

Interment Details

Kinder Cemetery