James Jim C Meyer

Lifetime cattleman, James C. Meyer, 76, Solen, ND, has died after a long battle with cancer on November 7, 2012. Services will be held at 2:00 pm Monday, November 12, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck. There will be no visitation, as cremation has taken place. Jim was born on October 1, 1936, at Flasher, ND, one of 12 children born to former legislator Carl A. Meyer and Louise Meyer who owned and ran the Meyer Café and Lanes in Flasher for many years after retiring from farming. During his school years, Jim was active in 4H, and as a member of the state's livestock judging team, and represented North Dakota at the national livestock judging contest in Chicago, IL. He attended high school at Northwestern Lutheran Academy in Mobridge, SD. After graduation in 1954, he stayed home and worked; in 1958, he bought some land in partnership with his brother Walter. Jim purchased a small herd of cattle and was well on the way to building his own ranch with the purchase of a modest-size property, when he was drafted at the age of 26. He served in the Army in various installations in the West and Midwest. It was while stationed in Aurora, CO, that he met and married Karen Tinnin and they and her two children returned to Flasher after his discharge from the Army in 1964. They worked in Meyer Café and Lanes and various other jobs until purchasing another ranch on the Cannonball River, southwest of Breien, ND. Two more children were added to the family during this time. Jim devoted the rest of his life to raising reputation cattle. Jim is survived by his wife, Karen; three sons, Michael, Solen, William Christine, Solen, and James R. Shirley, Thornton, CO; and daughter-in-law, Jennifer, Riverdale, UT; 13 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and brothers, sisters and their spouses. He is also survived by his many army friends, whom have maintained their bond of friendship for almost fifty years and are like a second family. Jim was preceded in death by his son, Charles Meyer; his parents, Carl and Louise Meyer; his brother, Walter Meyer; and his sister, Carol Deichert.

James Jim C Meyer

October 1, 1936 - November 7, 2012