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Obituary for James Robert Berger James Robert Berger
Lexington Businessman Was Vietnam P.O.W., Hero To Many

Lt. Col. James Robert Berger USAF Ret, 76, of Lexington, Virginia, died Friday, October 9, 2015.

Born in Charleston, W.Va., he was a son of the late, Jesse Green Berger and Georgie Pritt Berger.

He was the owner of Lexington Building Supply and other businesses for many years.

Lt. Col. Berger was a former Vietnam P.O.W. from 1966 to 1972. Surviving are his wife, Carole Wright Berger; sons, William H. Berger and his two children, Elaina Carole and Jesse Theodosis Berger, and Scott D. Berger and wife, Nora.

A funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m., Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at Manly Memorial Baptist Church with Dr. J. Michael Wilkins officiating. Burial will follow at Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Manly Memorial Baptist Church Mission Fund. There will be no visitation at the funeral home.

Arrangements by Harrison Funeral Home & Crematory, Lexington.

Arrangements by Harrison Funeral Home & Crematory, Lexington.