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James (Skip) Wilton DuBus

James (Skip) Wilton DuBus, 79, formerly of Jonesboro, Ark., passed from this life of natural causes at Pleasant Springs Healthcare in Mount Pleasant on Sunday, May 13, 2018. He was born Sept. 16, 1938 to the late Gladys and Joe DuBus in Jonesboro, Arkansas. James attended Jonesboro Public Schools graduating from Jonesboro High School. He went on to receive his Bachelor’s Degree from Arkansas State University where he was a proud member of the Indian Band and ROTC. James went on to teach in Jonesboro, Malden, Risko and Mexico, Missouri. James received a Master of Education degree from the Arkansas State University. While in Mexico he became a school counselor. He later went to work for A.P. Green, the State of Missouri Department of Education and was elected to the Mexico School Board. In 1981 James and his family relocated to Dallas, Texas where he worked for Fischbach and Moore, LLC. He then returned to education, serving in the Plano and Arlington Independent School Districts as well as the Kansas City, Mo. school district. He retired as Assistant Superintendent in Mount Pleasant. James is survived by his wife of 59 years, Anna Madean (Blalock) DuBus; his children, James Kendall DuBus of Pittsburg and Lyle Wilton DuBus (Lisa) of Mexia; and his brother, Joseph Richard DuBus (Ruth) of Jefferson City, Mo. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held Friday evening, May 18 from 6-8 p.m. at Gregg-Langford-Bookout Funeral Home, Jonesboro, Ark. Services will be Saturday, May 19 at 1 p.m. at the funeral home followed by burial at Jonesboro Memorial Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to Cypress Basin Hospice, 207 Morgan Street, Mount Pleasant, Texas 75455 or First Christian Church of Jonesboro, 2600 Woodsprings Road, Jonesboro, Arkansas 72404. Online: www.gregglangfordbookoutfh.com

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