Betty Thornbury at the Little Brown Church. They built their lives around their two boys, Steven and Douglas, close family and friends and later their grandchildren. Jim and Betty were married for 62 years. Jim made radiology an important facet of his life, after receiving training at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital from the Cerro Gordo county Coroner. He learned a wealth of information regarding the human body while assisting in autopsies and other medical procedures. This led to a career as Program Director of the Radiology Department and also as a teacher to students enrolled in the Radiology program. He retired after 42 years. Jim was a member of the American Registry for Radiology Technology and a Lifetime Member of the Disabled American Veterans. Those left to cherish his memory are his two sons, Steve, his wife Joy, and Doug, and wife, Dana, four grandchildren, Cami (Ryan) Fleming, Kyle (Courtney) Chesnut, Chad Chesnut, and Jared Chesnut, as well as Derrick (Chrisse) Faught, and Stacy (Chad) Henniger, and seven great-grandchildren, a niece, Gloria Ganshert, and a nephew, Kenny Chesnut, a sister-in-law, Bonnie Haberkorn, and her husband, Bob, and another sister-in-law, Carol Lindsay and many nieces and nephews. In addition, a dear friend and companion, Pauline, who gave him a zest for life and love these past 7 years. Jim is proceeded in death by his wife, Betty, his parents, his sister, Nova and her husband, Elton Kobernusz, brother Loyd, and his wife, Shirlene, a baby sister, Inez, as well as a grandson, Colin. To read the full obituary, please click here: http://www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com/obituaries/James-E-Lowell-Chesnut?obId=3092167#/obituaryInfo