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James Stanley Middlebrooks, Jr., 63, of Bridge City passed away at his home Tuesday, Sept. 4. A funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, Sept. 7, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Bridge City. Officiating will be Father Steve Leger of St. Henry Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens.

A gathering of family and friends will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with a rosary being recited at 6:00 p.m.

Mr. Middlebrooks was born in Orange on March 26, 1949. He was the son of James Stanley Middlebrooks Sr. and Dorothy Irene (Goynes) Middlebrooks.

He is preceded in death by his daughter, Robin Middlebrooks; father, James Stanley Middlebrooks, Sr. and brothers, Alan and Mark Middlebrooks.

Those left to cherish his memory are his mother, Dorothy Irene Middlebrooks of Bridge City; son, Chris Middlebrooks of Magazine, AR; son and daughter-in-law, Dax and Beth Middlebrooks of Cypress and grandchildren, Morgan, Skyler, Emma, Delaney, Jax and Oliver Middlebrooks.

He is also survived by his sisters, Lynn Linthicum of Nederland, June Guidry and husband, Dave of San Antonio and Donia Newsom of Bridge City.

Serving as pallbearers will be B.J. Guidry, Tyler Guidry, Mark Middlebrooks, Lane Dupre, Dylan Middlebrooks and Chris Swiere.