James Brewer

Memorial services for James Mason Brewster, 77, Shawnee, were Monday, July 25, at Porter Funeral Home, Lenexa.
Mr. Brewster died Tuesday, July 19, 2011, at Shawnee Mission Medical Center
He was born July 23, 1933, in Topeka, the son of Arthur Seeley Brewster and Blynn Corwine Brewster. After graduating from Shawnee-Mission High School in 1951, he continued on at Kansas University and obtained a bachelor’s degree in English literature,1955, and a law degree in 1958.
Mr. Brewster practiced law in Johnson County for 38 years retiring in 1996. He also presided as a judge in Shawnee police court during the 1960s. He had a number of hobbies, but was especially fond of playing the saxophone in the American Legion Band and the Overland Park Band. He also loved piloting his Cessna 172.
On Aug. 9, 1959, he married Ruth C. Masters in Mission. She survives of the home.
Other survivors include his children, James Arthur (Marquett) Brewster, Dallas, and William Edward (Jill) Brewster, Overland Park; and four grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials to the Missions Ministry at Cross Points Church, 6824 Lackman, Shawnee, KS 66217, or to the charity of the donor’s choice.
Online condolences can be left at porterfuneralhome.com.