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Cw5 (Ret) James Roy (Big Chief) Rathburn

February 11, 1958 — July 27, 2018

CW5 (Ret) James Roy (Big Chief) Rathburn passed away Friday, July 27, 2018 at UAB in Birmingham.  He was 60. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at Hillcrest Baptist Church with Rev. Jerry Ogles officiating. Interment will be in Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: VFW Post 6683, PO Box 311752, Enterprise, AL 36331. The family will receive friends at the church on Wednesday from 12:30 PM until service time. Mr. Rathburn was preceded in death by his parents, Donald and Chong and Chung Rathburn; sisters, Starr Charlton and Sheri Mayo. Survivors include his wife, Nancy Rathburn, Chancellor, AL; daughter, Stephanie Gail Rathburn, Chancellor, AL; son, Ronald Wayne Rathburn and his wife, Tammy Davis Rathburn, Enterprise, AL; sisters, Susan Booton (Jeff), Denver, CO, Sandy Cossey, Ogden, KS; brother, Martin Rathburn (Hyun Joo), Olathe, KS; 4 grandchildren, Dylan Wayne Rathburn, Kayla Brooke Rathburn, Tyler Davis Rathburn, Bradley Troy Rathburn. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Cw5 (Ret) James Roy (Big Chief) Rathburn, please visit our flower store.

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