Obituary - Jimmie “Jim” Dale Bain

Jimmie “Jim” Dale Bain, age 92, of Fayetteville, Arkansas, passed away on August 19, 2023, at his home. He was born on June 1, 1931, in Rockville, Missouri, to George Lymon Bain and Margaret Ellen (Merchant) Bain. Jim graduated from Rockville High School and went to San Diego State University where studied English. 

He married Wilma “Jeanne” Bain, and they started Stagecoach Inn in Rich Hill, Missouri. After their retirement, they were asked to move to Fayetteville to temporarily manage the Jefferson Lines Bus Station for three months. After staying on for an additional 16 years, he retired again at age 80. 

For the last 12 years, he has enjoyed watching old westerns and looking at the flowers in the garden. He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Margaret Bain; wife, Jeanne Bain; son, Robert Carroll Evans; daughter and son-in-law, Sharon Ann Goodman and Larry Dean Goodman; and siblings, Glen L. Bain, Martha Bain Strang, Mildred Hughes, Lorene Lodike, and Warren Bain. 

Jim is survived by daughters, Donna Jeanne Toppass and husband Oscar of Missouri, Dyanna Albert and husband Doug of Fayetteville, Arkansas, and numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, great great grandchildren, and other family.

Funeral service will be held 2 pm Saturday, August 26, 2023 at the Heuser Funeral Home, Rich Hill, Missouri. Visitation will be held from 1 pm to service time at the Heuser Chapel.