James Willard Myers, 86, of Morrison died Thursday, April 25 at Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville. He was born Sept. 2, 1926 in Warren County and was a retired carpenter, truck driver, World War II U.S. Army veteran, and a Baptist. Mr. Myers was preceded in death by parents, Emmitt and Maggie Earls Myers; first wife, Lola Geneva Southard Myers; second wife, Nova June McMahan Myers; son, Jimmy Myers; brother, Bernice (Bud) Myers; and half-sister Margaret.Survivors include daughter and son-in-law, Pam and Lonnie Taylor of Morrison; stepdaughter and husband Denise and Marsh Bowdoin of McMinnville; three grandchildren, one step-granddaughter, six great-grandchildren, three step great-grandchildren, halfsisters Betty and Sue, and halfbrother, Aubrey Myers.Funeral service is 2 p.m. Sunday at McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel.
James Willard Myers, 86