PRIBBLE, James (Jim) Garland

The Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona Wednesday, January 04, 2012 James Garland Pribble Jim, a 60-year member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 640, left his family and friends from the Bob Stump V.A. Hospice at 4 a.m. Monday to go to that great Union Hall in the sky, where the jobs are always hot and you only ride the bench by choice. Jim is survived by his wife of 57 years, Jennie Pribble of Prescott, Ariz., their five children, nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren; Gentry Pribble and wife Miguela of Las Vegas, Nev., their son Edgardo and his children Thomas Sean, Tia Marie and Tracey Marie; Jeffery Pribble of Prescott; Shannon and her husband Terry Lovell of Prescott and their children Jared Cameron Stone and his wife Angela and Terry Jessica Lovell; Laurel and her husband Bruce Tayon of Prescott Valley, Ariz. and their children Bethany and her husband Randy Quinn and their boy Morgan, all of Tucson, Ariz.; Brittany and her daughter Rumer; and Jennifer and her husband Jeff Hempfill of Prescott and their children Sierra and Justin. Jim is also survived by his brother Stuart and his wife Bonnie and their family. Jim was born in Parsons, Kan., and proudly left high school to enlist in the U.S. Navy and served honorably in WWII in the Pacific theater. He loved his ship, the USS Raleigh, and often shared stories of how merciless the cold-weather was in the Bering Sea and how bravely his crew fought on that great vessel. Jim loved the IBEW and worked "every hot job" in the United States over a 40-year period. He helped build many great American icons (e.g. Glenn Canyon Dam), many nuclear power plants - including his last IBEW job on the Palo Verde Nuclear Power Plant - and he helped build Yavapai College. Jim trained many apprentices, all of whom loved and respected him. Jim was also an extremely talented artist who drew, painted and carved so beautifully that his work will always be treasured! Information provided by survivors.