Lt. Col. James Everett Hubble U.S. Army (Ret.), 99, of Elgin, SC, died Friday, August 30, 2024 at home surrounded by family. He was born to the late James Everett Hubble and the late Eva Hale Hubble on November 19, 1924 in Parkin, AR.

He was a 1942 graduate of Water Valley High School, Water Valley, MS. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Mississippi State University.

He served in the United States Army for 27 years, retiring with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He received a battlefield commission at the Battle of the Bulge in WWII. He received the medal for meritorious service while assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency from June 1965 to May 1967. The accompanying citation to the medal stated that "During this time his efforts were significant to the effectiveness and success of the intelligence program of the Department of Defense." He arrived at DLIWC from Fort Ritchie, MD, where he worked as an intelligence staff officer with the Defense Intelligence Agency. In July, 1967, he began his Thai language training, one of 25 languages offered at the Institute. He was a graduate of the Advanced Infantry Officer's Course, Fort Benning, GA, and the Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS. Among his other decorations are the Bronze Star Medal and the Combat Infantrymen Badge.

Following his service in the U.S. Army, he had a 20 year career in banking as the Senior Vice President of Accounting for C&S National Bank. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Columbia after receiving Christ at the age of 92. He was an avid golfer and had reached the ultimate achievement of being able to shoot his own age or better.

He is survived by his loving wife, Susan Weathersby Hubble; two sons, Jim Hubble (Linda) and Bob Hubble (Mary); grandchildren, Melissa Gray (Josh), William Hubble (Melissa), and Kate Duerkop (Josh); and great grandchildren, Madelin Gray, Jaxson Gray, Luke Hubble, Ashlynn Hubble, and Wyatt Duerkop.

In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his first wife, Annie Laurie Hubble, and sister, Dorothy McClure Shealy.

The family would like to express special thanks for the gracious care and support provided by all his caregivers over the years.

The funeral will be held on Tuesday, September 10, at 11:30 o'clock at Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, 7600, Trenholm Road Ext. Columbia, SC. The family will recieve guests an hour prior to the service at 10:30 o'clock at the funeral home. Burial will follow the service at 1:00 o'clock at Fort Jackson National Cemetery, 4170 Percival Road, Columbia, SC.