James "Jimmy" Harden Surratt, III, 78, was born on January 18, 1946, in Little Rock, Arkansas, the son of James Harden Surratt, Jr and Emma Iola (Fuchs) Surratt. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Sandra Kay Collins.

Jimmy was born in Little Rock, Arkansas and raised in McCrory, Arkansas. He married his beloved wife, Lola Kay Murphy on November 12, 1966, in Gurdon, Arkansas. In 1971, they moved to Valliant, Oklahoma, where Jimmy worked for the Weyerhaeuser Paper Mill until his retirement.  He was a longstanding member of the Terrapin Creek Hunting Club and the Rock Creek Golf Club. His hobbies included making furniture, skating and golfing, with hunting and fishing being at the top of the list. Jimmy spent as much time as possible with his family and his grandchildren held a special place in his heart. He will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him.

He is survived by his wife, Kay Surratt of the home; sons, Christopher Scott Surratt and wife, Kara of Valliant, OK, and Steven Foster Surratt and wife, Rachel of Idabel, OK; daughter, Wendy Jane Damm of Broken Bow, OK; grandchildren, Kolby Jayce Surratt, Khloe RoseAnn Surratt, Brittney Annette Surratt, Whittney Allene Surratt, Elizabeth Grace Surratt and Olivia Saffron Ferguson; brother, Kenneth Anderson of Bald Knob, AR; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins; special friends, James Stuart and Roy Jones; along with a host of other family, friends and loved ones.