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James R. Deats &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Dec. 20, 1994 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Retired U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James R. Deats, 68, of North Sherman
Street, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Wilkes-Barre, formerly of Mountaintop, died Tuesday in the Hospice Unit of
the &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre, following a
lengthy illnessBorn in Fairview Township, Mountaintop, he was a son of the
late Charles and Ida Lines Deats. He attended Fairview Township schools. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He had served in the Air Force from 1948 until his retirement in 1972. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He was a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Following his retirement, he had been associated with the Globe Security
Co., Wilkes-Barre, for several years. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He was a member of the Wyoming Valley Baptist Church, Plains Township. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He also was a member of Prospect Hill Lodge 1247 Free and Accepted Masons,
San Antonio, Texas, and was a former member of the Caldwell Consistory,
Bloomsburg, and Irem Temple, Wilkes-Barre. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He and his wife, the former Hilda Moore, celebrated their 48th wedding
anniversary earlier this year. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He was preceded in death by son, Gary J., in 1968. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Surviving, in addition to his wife, are son, Robert C., Arlington, Texas;
two grandsons, Brian and Derrick. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Military funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday from the H. Merritt
Hughes Funeral Home, 451 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, with the Rev. Patrick
Colladay, pastor, Dallas Baptist Church, officiating. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Interment will be in Denison Cemetery, Swoyersville. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Landmark Lodge 442, Free and Accepted Masons, Wilkes-Barre, will conduct
Masonic services at 8 p.m. today. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Military honors will be conducted at the service Friday by personnel from
McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

James R. Deats 
Dec. 20, 1994 
Retired U.s. Air Force Staff Sgt. James R. Deats, 68, Of North Sherman Street, 
Wilkes-barre, Formerly Of Mountaintop, Died Tuesday In The Hospice Unit Of The 
Department Of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wilkes-barre, Following A 
Lengthy Illness.

James R. Deats Dec. 20, 1994 Retired U.s. Air Force Staff Sgt. James R. Deats, 68, Of North Sherman Street, Wilkes-barre, Formerly Of Mountaintop, Died Tuesday In The Hospice Unit Of The Department Of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wilkes-barre, Following A Lengthy Illness.