Jim died peacefully Monday, February 12, 2024 at Dickson Health an Rehab.
Born in Glasgow, Montana, Jim was a son of the late George Deleary and the late Hazel Rowe Deleary Lingle. He graduated from high school in Glasgow and joined the Army during the Vietnam War. Jim worked in the service as an operating room medic. He was medically discharged in 1983 after 19 years’ service, attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant (E-6) and went to work in the operating room of Blanchfield Army Community Hospital in Ft. Campbell.
Jim loved sports, whether it was golf, baseball, or Titans Football! He loved his family and spending time with them, especially his grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Debbie Underhill Deleary of Dickson; his son John Deleary (Jennifer) of Newark, Ohio; grandchildren, Samantha, Zack, Conner, Shelbie, and Tymothe; great grandson, Noah; brothers, Jerry Deleary of Florida and Donnie Deleary of Mountain Home, Idaho; sisters, Melody Doyle of Texas, Mary Hanson of Alabama, and Marta Deleary of Mountain Home, Idaho; his extended family is Debbie’s family and includes her sisters Janice Hall and Patricia Underhill Wilkins (Morrison) and her brothers, Johnny Underhill (Sandy), Gary Underhill (Glenda), and Paul Underhill (Becky). He was preceded by sisters, Berniece, Arlene, and Dorothy; and by brothers, Faye and George.
