James M. "Jim" Price

James M. "Jim" Price December 9, 1927 - November 5, 2011 James M. "Jim" Price, age 83, of St. Augustine, died on November 5, 2011, at the Ponce de Leon Care Center. Born and raised in Charleston, West Virginia, Jim served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was part of the occupying force in Japan and was the personal chauffeur for General Chase. He was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant in 1948 and then promoted to Captain, serving as C.O. at an Army Reserve Unit in S. Charleston, WV. After his release from military service, Jim spent most of his adult life working for the U.S. Postal Service, first in Charleston and in 1967 he moved to Farifax, Va., after being promoted to U.S. Post Office Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He retired in 1972 and became circulation manager for the Mirror Newspapers in Fairfax. Jim, and wife Jo, relocated to Temple Hills, Maryland, in 1975, where he worked in Security for many years at the Rosecroft Raceway and retired to St. Augustine in 2001. He was a member of Anastasia Baptist Church. He had also been a founding member of the First Coast 1st Cavalry Association, was a member of the VFW Post 2391, the American Legion Post 177 in Fairfax, VA, was the PER of the Elks Lodge in Temple Hills, MD and a 32nd degree Mason. He is survived by his loving wife, Jo Price of St. Augustine; a daughter, Martha Conley and her husband Kenny, of Rixeyville, Va.; sons, John Price and his wife Sandra, of Fairfax, Va., George Price of Rixeyville, Va., Matt Mayhugh of Laurel, Md. and Edward Mayhugh of Dallas, TX; grandchildren, Jim Price, Matthew Mayhugh, Heather Sly, Airman Michelle Mayhugh, Ashley Mayhugh; and great-grandson, Clinton Sly IV. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 9th, at Anastasia Baptist Church, with Dr. Walter West officiating. A visitation, beginning at 12:00 noon, will precede the service. Interment will take place at a later date at Crownsville National Cemetery in Crownsville, Maryland. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to the Anastasia Baptist Church Building Fund, 1650 A1A South, St. Augustine, FL 32080. St. Johns Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.