James Wallace Self

James Wallace Self, 48, of Houston, died Thursday, July 25, 2013 in a LaGrange Hospital. Services were held at 11:00 a.m. Monday in Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Rosebud. Rev. Bill Perdue officiating. Burial will follow in Clover Hill Cemetery in Lott.
Mr. Self was born June 28, 1965 in North Richland Hills to Horace Paul and Charlotte Nettles Self. He graduated from CE King High School in Houston and attended Sam Houston State University. He worked for Atco, an oil and gas publishing company in Houston, for 23 years. He was an accomplished pianist, having performed many benefit concerts for area churches.
He was preceded in death by his father.
He is survived by his mother, Charlotte Self Vance of Giddings
Three Brothers: Paul Wayne Self and wife Elaine of Spring, Donald Ray Self and wife Karen of Houston, and Gary Allen Self of Baytown
One Sister: Pamela Diane Golden and husband Gary of Kingwood
7 Nieces and Nephews: Aaron, Laura, Zachary, Andrew, John, Victoria, and Grant.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or Clover Hill Cemetery, P.O. Box 326, Lott, TX 76656.
Visitation was held from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral Home.