James Darmon Carminati, 76, passed from this earth on Memorial Day, May 27, 2024 in Wichita Falls, Texas. He was born in Nocona, Texas on July 7, 1947 to Dorothy Samples and Joe Carminati. James was raised in Montague County and continued to raise his family in Nocona as well. He graduated from Nocona High School in 1966 and went to serve his country in Vietnam.
James was a Mason and a member of the American Legion, VFW, and the Nocona Rural Fire Dept.

He is preceded in death by his wife Betty Tompkins Carminati, his parents and his brother Joey B. Samples.

James is survived by his wife for the last 24 years Sereita Giaketti; his daughters Julie Carminati, Amy Carminati and her partner Krystal Hamm; Lavonne Carpenter and husband Scott, and Jamie Baen; his sisters Metta Burleson and husband Elton and Mary Ritchie and husband Randy as well as grandchildren Emily Carminati and fiance Dakota Keck, and Erin Carminati-Linn and fiance Nathan O'Dell, grandchildren Shelby Barker and husband Tyler, Scotty Carpenter and wife Kendall, Zayde Bensellam, Lyla Bensellam, Jaxon Baen, Jeager Baen; great-grandchildren Kevin James Sowell, Brice and Sadie Carpenter.

James is the only person who used the word dirtbag as a term of endearment. He was the king of the one-liners like when he answered the phone "What?". James would do anything for anybody, he would give the shirt off his back, he would even fail the eigth grade so that he could be in the same class as his friend. According to KJ he is the best driver for bug catching.
James Carminati was a one of kind guy and he will be missed.

Scott-Morris has been entrusted with the arrangements. The family will be receiving friends for visitation Sunday June 2, 2024 6-7 pm Scott-Morris Chapel. The funeral service will be June 3, 2024 10 am Nocona Church of Christ with Jonathan Brown officiating. The pallbearers honoring James will be Danny Crow, Les Scott, Rusty Barker, Robert Whitecotton, Alex Stovall Ed Sample, and John Royce Tompkins. Honoray pallbearers are Alva Towery, Danny Buck, Nathan O'Dell, Dakota Keck, Randy Ritchie, Elton Burleson, Jerry Admire, Jack Tompkins, Ray Glenn and Donnie Fenoglio

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be sent to Nocona Rural Fire Department Fireman's Toy Box P.O. Box 55 Nocona, Texas 76255