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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
James O.
Buswell Iii
January 12, 1922 – August 8, 2011
Obituary
JAMES OLIVER BUSWELL III
James Oliver Buswell III was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA on January 12, 1922. He was the second of four children born to J. O. Buswell Jr. and Helen Spaulding Buswell. It was an extraordinarily close-knit family in many ways. Since Dr. J. O. Buswell Jr. became the president of Wheaton College, all four of his children attended that institution. It was there that James III met Kathleen Witmer of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and they were married in 1945. Several years later James' brother John married LaVon Witmer, Kathleen's younger sister.
During his college years, James III, who always went by "Jim,"
became devoted to the study of cultural anthropology, especially as it related to many applications to Christian missionary endeavor. He was greatly influenced by two giants in the field, A. J. Kroeber, and Margaret Mead. As a professor of anthropology, he served on the faculties of Shelton College, Wheaton College, Nyack Missionary College, and St. John's University. For nearly twenty years he served as Dean of Graduate Studies at William Carey International University, which is a branch of the U. S. Center for World Missions in Pasadena, California.
During the years in Pasadena, as Jim's wife's eyesight began to fail, he became increasingly her guide and care giver. Shortly after their return to Illinois they took up residence at Windsor Park Manor in Carol Stream. Until 2009 Jim continued to be an editor of the Global Prayer Digest, a publication of the U. S. Center for World Missions. During his academic career, he served with distinction on the boards of the American Scientific Association and Trans World Radio.
James III is survived by his wife of sixty-six years, Kathleen, their son James IV, and grandchildren Joshua Buswell, Rachel English, and Anna and William Buswell.
A memorial visitation will be held on Friday, September 2, 2011 from 1 to 2:30 pm at Windsor Park. A memorial service will follow at 2:30 P.M. in the chapel at Windsor Park. Interment will be held privately at Wheaton Cemetery in Wheaton, Illinois.
James Oliver Buswell III was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA on January 12, 1922. He was the second of four children born to J. O. Buswell Jr. and Helen Spaulding Buswell. It was an extraordinarily close-knit family in many ways. Since Dr. J. O. Buswell Jr. became the president of Wheaton College, all four of his children attended that institution. It was there that James III met Kathleen Witmer of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and they were married in 1945. Several years later James' brother John married LaVon Witmer, Kathleen's younger sister.
During his college years, James III, who always went by "Jim,"
became devoted to the study of cultural anthropology, especially as it related to many applications to Christian missionary endeavor. He was greatly influenced by two giants in the field, A. J. Kroeber, and Margaret Mead. As a professor of anthropology, he served on the faculties of Shelton College, Wheaton College, Nyack Missionary College, and St. John's University. For nearly twenty years he served as Dean of Graduate Studies at William Carey International University, which is a branch of the U. S. Center for World Missions in Pasadena, California.
During the years in Pasadena, as Jim's wife's eyesight began to fail, he became increasingly her guide and care giver. Shortly after their return to Illinois they took up residence at Windsor Park Manor in Carol Stream. Until 2009 Jim continued to be an editor of the Global Prayer Digest, a publication of the U. S. Center for World Missions. During his academic career, he served with distinction on the boards of the American Scientific Association and Trans World Radio.
James III is survived by his wife of sixty-six years, Kathleen, their son James IV, and grandchildren Joshua Buswell, Rachel English, and Anna and William Buswell.
A memorial visitation will be held on Friday, September 2, 2011 from 1 to 2:30 pm at Windsor Park. A memorial service will follow at 2:30 P.M. in the chapel at Windsor Park. Interment will be held privately at Wheaton Cemetery in Wheaton, Illinois.
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