Roll Call Tribute

James Columbus Presswood 

July 10, 1932 - June 3, 2024 

James Columbus Presswood was born on July 10, 1932, in Grand Saline, Texas, and died on June 3, 2024, in Grand Saline.

He graduated from Grand Saline High School in 1950 and attended Tyler Junior College as a member of the band. He served in the U.S. Navy as a Second-Class Petty Officer during the Korean Conflict from 1951 to 1955. He received a B. S. degree in Industrial Technology and Distribution in 1959 and an M.S. degree in Safety Engineering in 1977 from Texas A&M University.

James was employed with Lufkin Foundry & Machine Company, as a Safety Engineer with Tyler Pipe & Foundry, Occupational Safety & Health Officer for the Texas A&M University System, Safety Engineer for Texas Instruments, and retired in 1997 as an Occupational Safety & Health Officer from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center – Dallas. He has resided in Grand Saline since 2007 where he has been a weekly visitor of the Grand Saline Library and the Garland Museum for coffee and dominoes.

He is survived by his wife Sharon Elaine Jordan Presswood whom he married on June 24, 1955, daughter Lisa D’Laine Presswood-Kiley and husband Don Kiley of Bastrop, Texas; son Eric Collin Presswood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and grandson Agustin Collin Presswood of Buenos Aires, Argentina; brothers Eiland Keith Presswood of Fort Worth, Texas and Billy Paul Presswood and wife Susie of Tyler, Texas, and several nieces and nephews.

James was preceded in death by his parents Eiland Collin Presswood and Elsie Pauline Smith Presswood, sister Betty Colleen Presswood Oglethorpe and husband Bobby Oglethorpe, grandson Christopher Jordan Garon and granddaughter Gabrielle Elise Garon.

James requested that no service be held.