PRINCETON — James E. Menser Sr., 68, of Princeton died Tuesday at his home.

He was a retired equipment operator with the state of Kentucky. He is survived by his wife, Jimmie Rhea Hall Menser; his mother, Gladys Alma Glass Jenkins of Princeton; one son, James Earl Menser Jr. of Princeton; three daughters, Judy Bealmear and Janice Mills, both of Princeton, and Joyce Cranor of Dawson Springs;  12 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one sister, Louise Ray of Princeton.

He was preceded in death by his father, Woodrow Menser; one sister; one brother; one grandchild, and one great-grandchild.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Morgan’s Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Meeks Cemetery in Caldwell County.