Jimmy Lynn Channel

April 7, 1946 - February 11, 2015

Funeral services for Jimmy Lynn Channel, age 68, of Rusk are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 15, 2015 in Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor David Sanford officiating. Interment will be in Old Palestine Cemetery under the direction of Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home in Rusk. Mr. Channel passed away February 11, 2015 in a Rusk nursing home. He was born April 7, 1946 in Nacogdoches, TX. Mr. Channel was a resident of Rusk most of his life and a member of Branded by Christ Cowboy Church in Rusk. He worked for Zimmerman Sign Company for 20 years and retired from Say Plastics in Jacksonville, TX. Mr. Channel served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War and enjoyed woodworking, gardening, hunting and fishing. He was preceded in death by his mother, Bobbie Channel and a sister, Regina Geisleman. Survivors include his wife, Katie Channel of Rusk, father, James Channel of Rusk, two sons, Mark Channel of Norman, Oklahoma, Curtis Channel of Kilgore, TX, four daughters, Tina Channel, Teresa Channel of Kilgore, TX, Melissa Channel of Palestine, TX, Shonda Channel of Alabama, sister and brother-in-law, Judy and Bill Fountain of Rusk, brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Winston and Vada Lawrence of Lufkin, TX, fifteen grandchildren, five great grandchildren, numerous niece and nephews. Pallbearers will include Marshall Whiteley, Kevin Whitaker, Johnny Skinner, Jose Bergara, Brandon Hefner, Paul Wayne Patterson, John Chandler and Mark Channel. Honorary pallbearers will be Scott Oden, Michael Fountain and Samuel Shoemaker. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. up until service time, Sunday, February 15, 2015 at the funeral home.