In loving memory of James Walter Laws, 88 years old, born on December 10th, 1928. James passed away on Saturday August 12th, 2017. James was the son of Everett Laws and Lena Means. James was born in Palmersville, Tennessee. James was a 50 year Freemason. While working at McDonald Douglas he assisted in the building of the Gemini Spaceship & Harrier plane. He was a member of the United States Astronautics Team.
James is survived by his wife Shirley Laws (Stuart), 8 children, 16 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, 1 brother, 2 sisters and numerous nieces and nephews and one special furry friend Petey. Preceded in death by Dorothy Laws (wife) and 1 sister.
A celebration of life service will be held at Kutis Funeral Home (affton@kutisfuneralhomes.com) at 10151 Gravois, St Louis, Mo. 63123. On Thursday, August 17th, 2017. Visitation at 10:00 am, Service at 12:00 pm with burial to follow at Park Lawn Cemetery.
In lieu of Flowers, donations can be made to Alzheimers Association or Shriners Hospital in memory of James W. Laws.