- Date Of Birth: December 19, 1955
- Date Of Death: June 26, 2022
- State: Missouri
James “Jim” Raymond Behrens, age 66, of Hannibal, MO, cherished husband, father, and friend, passed away at 6:00 am Sunday, June 26, 2022, following an illness bravely fought.
Jim was born on December 19, 1955, in Louisiana, MO, to Edward G. and Margaret “Peg” A. Fry Behrens. He was united in marriage to Julia Todd Cornell on March 15, 1980, in Dallas, TX.
Jim is survived by his loving wife of 42 years, Julia “Julie” Cornell Behrens; son, James C. Behrens and wife Jessica Barclay-Strobel of Los Angeles, CA; daughter, Katherine E. Behrens of St. Louis, MO; sister, Martha “Anne” Vieira and husband, John Michael Vieira of Louisiana, MO; niece, Carter Thompson, husband, John Paul Thompson, and great niece, Livingston James Thompson of Cape Girardeau, MO; and niece, Isabella Vieira of Kansas City, MO. Jim was preceded in death by his parents and his father- and mother-in-law, Russell B. and Mary Cornell.
Jim graduated from Mark Twain High School in the class of 1974 and received a bachelor’s degree in Business from Westminster College in Fulton, MO, where Jim was the Vice President of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Following Jim’s graduation, he worked as an Assistant Vice President at the Bank of St. Louis. Jim later graduated from the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin.
Jim moved to Hannibal, MO, in 1981 to work at Ralls County State Bank alongside his father and later his sister, where he served as Vice President, President, and later Chairman of the Board, over the course of four decades.
Jim was a member and served as President of the New London Lions Club.
Jim loved Life! He loved his family and friends, he was always well dressed, he loved fine food, and of course MIZZOU tiger football. During the summer, you could find Jim sailing on Mark Twain Lake or boating at the Lake of the Ozarks and in the winter, enjoying the Florida sunshine. Jim enjoyed building models, was an avid reader, and car enthusiast, always steering towards a Ford.
