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Briley, James II
James Briley II, 60, of Cedar Rapids, died at home Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011. The family will greet family and friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at their home.
Survivors include his wife, Debbie; sons, Jamie of East Bridgewater, Mass., and Brandon of Cedar Rapids; father, Kenneth of Pascagoula, Miss.; brother, Ron of Mobile, Ala.; and brother-in-law, Ty Wolverton of Cedar Rapids.
James was born April 18, 1950, in El Paso, Texas, to Kenneth and Clara Briley. He married Debra Wolverton in Pascagoula, Miss., on May 12, 1979. He was an Army veteran of Vietnam. He was a maintenance supervisor for care facilities. James was a loving husband and father and will be missed by all who knew him.
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