Jim Hackney

Mr. Jim Lloyd Hackney, Sr., age 89, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Tuesday, September 22, 2009.

The funeral service will be held on Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 3pm from Northside Baptist Church. Rev. Brian Hatchett and Rev. Jerry Dalton will officiate and burial will be in Briar Creek Cemetery in Durham, NC. The body is in the funeral home and will be placed in the church at 2pm to lie instate until the hour of service. The family will receive friends from 6-8 Wednesday night in the funeral home.

A native of Pittsboro, NC, he was the son of Evan and Callie Hackney. Mr. Hackney was a 1941 graduate of Pittsboro High School and had three brothers and three sisters. He moved to Durham, NC in 1942 where he worked as a manager of a grocery store. While the manager, he met Marian Waters and they were married on September 26, 1943. In November of 1942, he joined the US Army where he served in France and was wounded twice. He received the Purple Heart plus several other medals. After the war, he worked with Durham Life Insurance Company and retired after 32 years of service. His wife passed away in 1998 after an extended illness. Following his wife's death, he moved to Calhoun Falls where he attended Northside Baptist Church. He also attended the Gospel Center for over 50 years in Durham, NC.

Survivors include his daughters, Rachel Ann Johnson, Teresa Louise Kang, and Diana Lee Barfield; son, Jim Lloyd Hackeny, Jr.; brother, Evander Hackeny; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandson.

Please visit www.calhounfallsfuneralhome.com to sign the online register.

Calhoun Falls Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.