James “Jim” Clinton Stout Jr., age 89, passed away July 25, 2023, while under the care of Hospice in Mt. Clemens, Michigan. Jim farmed for more than 50 years in Daviess County. After retiring from farming, Jim had a passion for woodworking and building model planes. In his later years, you could always find Jim telling a good story with a Coca-Cola in his hand.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Patsy “Pat” Jean (Leet) Stout, to whom he was married 54 years; his son, George Stout; his grandson, Joshua Pendleton; his father, James Stout Sr.; his mother, Thelma Mattingly Massie; and a host of beloved dogs.
Jim is survived by his daughter, Grace Stout Zuerner (Chuck), of Grand Blanc, Michigan; son, James Stout III (Lisa), of Macon, Georgia; and his daughter-in-law, Carla Stout, of Gainesville, Georgia. He leaves behind seven grandchildren, Jennifer Zuerner Becker, James Stout IV, Andrew Zuerner, Benjamin Stout, Mark Zuerner, Kimberly Stout Franklin, and Elizabeth Zuerner Kushnereit. He is also survived by eighteen great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held from 11:30 to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 5, 2023 at the James H. Davis Funeral Home in Owensboro, Kentucky. He will be laid to rest immediately after in a private graveside burial next to his wife at Elmwood Cemetery in Owensboro.