James B. Huftalen Sr., 89, of Hendersonville, North Carolina, passed away peacefully January 3, 2013, at the Carolina Village Medical Center. He was born in 1923 in Meridale, NY. He attended the Citadel, and served in European Theater in the U.S. Army. He received his B.S. from Hobart College and his M.A. from Syracuse University. He was a research scientist for 36 years for Bristol Myers in Syracuse, NY. Jim and Inez Rhodes married in 1943 and raised their six children in Syracuse, NY and later in Cazenovia, NY. He retired and resided in Franklin, NY before moving to Hendersonville in 1999. Survived by his wife of 69 years, Inez Rhodes Huftalen; his children, Jean (Paul) Holmberg, James (Veronica) Huftalen Jr., David (Kathleen) Huftalen, Judith (Kevin) Wolfe, Richard (Cindy) Huftalen, and Susan (Mark) Yaguda; 16 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held on January 26 at 2 p.m. at Carolina Village Retirement Center in Hendersonville, North Carolina. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Jim’s memory to: Assistance In Living, c/o Carolina Village, Inc., 600 Carolina Village Road, Hendersonville, North Carolina 28792. An online register book is available by visiting www.thosshepherd.com Thos. Shepherd & Son Funeral Directors and Cremation Memorial Center is in charge of arrangements. Tags: 1973
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