Jim Freeman Hearon, 105-year-old former Love County, OK resident, passed away Tuesday, August 5, 2025, while surrounded by his loving family in College Station, TX.
Jim began this life on January 22, 1920, in Rubottom, OK the son of Walter C. and Essie V. (Langley) Hearon. He was a proud member of the Choctaw Nation. Jim lived and worked on the family farm as a young boy. After graduating high school, Jim married the love of his life, Virginia Nadine Brintle, on June 14, 1941, at a ceremony in Ardmore, OK. Not long after, Jim enlisted and served his country in the United States Army during World War II. When he returned from the service, Jim tried his hand at farming. He soon decided that farming wasn’t going to be for him, so he moved to Fort Worth, TX. There he learned the welding trade and later got into engineering. Jim worked for several years building packing plants for Armor and Company. After working several years for someone else, he decided to be his own boss and went into the motel business. Over the years, Jim owned motels in New Mexico, Kansas, and Texas.
Jim loved flying and owned two different airplanes. He spent countless hours in the air. After retirement, he became extremely active with hobbies such as woodworking, welding, and remodeling. In the 1990’s, while he was well into his 70’s, Jim put a metal roof on his home, cleared 5 acres of land, and split all the wood for his grandson to use in his shop.
Jim was preceded in death by his wife, Nadine; two brothers, George and Orion; sister, Hazel; infant son, Timmy Dean; and son-in-law, Gary Melton. Those left to cherish his memory are daughters, Jimmie Pottberg and husband Robert of College Station and Ginger Melton of College Station; sister, Roberta Jo Moore of Euless, TX; 4 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; and 7 great-great grandchildren.
bitary provided by Watts Funeral Home.