James I. Barron, 84, of Waterloo, Iowa, died at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, on Saturday, March 1, 2014.

James Irvin Barron was born May 7, 1929, in Waterloo, son of Guy F. and Dorothy Flater Barron. He graduated from West Waterloo High School in 1947 and from UNI with a BA in accounting in 1951.

He married Dorothy Lauck on June 3, 1951, in Waterloo; she died in 1973. He married Evelyn Kopp in 1976 and they later divorced.

Mr. Barron practiced as a Certified Public Accountant for many years and joined Mercantile Bank of Northern Iowa as a CPA in the Trust Department and as a tax advisor in 1981. He retired from U.S. Bank in 1999. He also was an adjunct instructor at UNI and Upper Iowa University for many years.

He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, and was Past President of Black Hawk County Assoc. of CPAs, a member of the Estate Planning Council of Black Hawk County, American Institute of CPAs, Waterloo Elks, and Waterloo Optimist Club.

Mr. Barron is survived by two sons, Jeffery Barron of Waterloo and Scott (Joan) Barron of Ramsey, Minnesota; two step grandchildren, Adam Umscheid and Katie Umscheid; three step great-grandchildren, Caleb, Gavin and Ava; and special friend JoAnn Weatherly.

He was preceded in death by his parents and wife Dorothy.