James "Jimmy" Coy Colson, 65, of Johns Island, South Carolina, entered into eternal rest Thursday, February 16, 2017. His Funeral Service will be held Tuesday, February 21, 2017, in J. HENRY STUHR INC.,WEST ASHLEY CHAPEL, 3360 Glenn McConnell Parkway, at 11:00 am. Interment, Bedon Baptist Church Cemetery, Walterboro. The family will receive friends Monday in Stuhr's West Ashlel Chapel from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Jimmy was born January 7, 1952 in Charleston, South Carolina, son of the late Coy Colson and Delores Groves Colson. He was a US Air Force veteran of Vietnam and was employed for many years by Builders FirstSource.
He is survived by his mother, Delores Colson of Johns Island; daughter, Heather Renee Baker (Bob) of Hutchinson, KS; two sons, Jesse Coy Colson of Kempner, TX, and Michael Lopez of San Antonio, TX; sister, Carol Colson Roach (Bill) of Goose Creek; brother, William Rhett Colson (Peggy Ann) of Effingham, SC; and two grandchildren, Austin Baker and Emily Baker. Jimmy was predeceased by his father and a sister, Peggy Colson Fowler.
Memorials may be made to the Patriot Guard Riders, Inc., c/o Tatum and Associates, Inc., 6641 E. 85th Street North, Owassa, OK 74055.