Jim Russell McGrew

November 12, 1946 - May 2, 2022

Graveside services for James “Jim” Russell McGrew, 75, of Gilmer, Texas will be held at 3:00 pm, Saturday, May 7, 2022, at Enon Cemetery with Brother Madison Caffey officiating. The family will receive friends 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, Friday, at McWhorter Funeral Home. Jim was born November 12, 1946, in Honolulu, Hawaii and passed from this life May 2, 2022, in Longview, Texas surrounded by many that loved him. Jim was enjoying retired life from years of working in the oil fields and later as an industrial mechanic. He was also a loving husband, father, and granddad. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Patsy Davis McGrew; sister, Mary Holcomb; children, Mickey Bryant, Thomas McGrew, Rebecca Fabre and her husband, Ken, Richard McGrew and his wife, Jamie; 13 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his mother, Evelyn Estrella; father, Richard C. McGrew; daughter, Loretta Seals; and his son, Jerry St. Claire. Pallbearers are Mickey Bryant, Thomas McGrew, Richard McGrew, Brandon St. Claire, J. T. McGrew, and Travis McGrew. Flower deliveries may be made to McWhorter Funeral Home, Friday, prior to the visitation. Please visit Jim’s on-line registration book at www.mcwhorterfh.com to leave a memory for the family.