Services planned for Pct. 3 Constable Freddie Page

The Graham Courthouse will be closed Thursday, Aug. 10 to honor longtime constable James Freddie Page, who died Sunday in Olney. Page, 85, served as Pct. 3 constable from January 1993 until his death. The Olney native and lifetime resident was a veteran of the Army and Texas National Guard and current member of the American Volunteer Reserve, serving as a bugler. He played Taps at more than 200 military funerals in the region. A master plumber, he owned and operated Page Plumbing from 1954-2002. Page served as a volunteer in numerous capacities, including 49 years reporting weather data to the National Weather Service, and service in the Olney Volunteer Fire Department and for Civil Defense. He is survived by his wife, Mary, of the home, a son, two daughters, 12 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. Visitation is 6-7 p.m. today, Aug. 9, at Lunn Funeral Home in Olney. Graveside services are 10 a.m. tomorrow, Aug. 10, at Restland Cemetery in Olney. The courthouse will be closed Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to noon so that staff may attend services.