James “Jimmy” Drayton

James “Jimmy” Drayton passed away on June 3, 2019, at his home in Pineville, LA. He graduated from Lincoln High School in the class of 1965 and was a graduate of Grambling State University. He was employed with the Union Pacific Railroad and retired in 2012 after 40 years as a Locomotive Engineer. He leaves behind his mother, Fannie Kimble Flowers of Shreveport, LA; wife, Debra Tellis Drayton of Ruston, LA; children, James Kimble Drayton, JonNelle Drayton and Emaly Drayton, all of Pineville, LA; grandkids, Kamron Drayton and Karter Lumpkin; sister, Sharon Drayton Moran of Shreveport, LA, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and classmates.