From the Lodi News, 4 Jan 1935, Page 1:
James L. Carroll, affectionately known by hundreds of friends in Lodi and Stockton as "Jimmy," died yesterday morning at 11:15 o'clock at Dameron's hospital in Stockton. He had been in ill health for several months and was taken to the hospital about a week ago. His illness took a serious turn within the past few days and his end came suddenly.
Carroll was proprietor of the Lodi Tobacco Co., local wholesale concern, and also conducted a wine and beer parlor here. He had been deputy coroner for the past eight years under C. C. DeYoung.
The deceased was born in Oakland in August, 1883, and was 51 years of age. He attended the Oakland schools and later engaged in business in San Francisco and Portland. Following the earthquake of 1906 he went to Stockton as local representative of the Ames-Harris tent and awning factory. Later he established himself in the same business. While residing in Stockton he was deputy coroner under Frank Warren for a four-year term.
He came to Lodi in 1917 where he engaged in the livestock and stockyard business. The Carroll barn at the intersection of Lockeford street and Cherokee Lane was for years one of the landmarks of the city. His business in this line in which he remained for 10 years, extended all over Central California.
After disposing of his livestock business, he engaged with Lauren Wilkinson in the cigar store and pool room business and about two years ago took over sole control of the business. In 1920 he was married at Modesto, to Miss Grace Ross, daughter of J. H. Ross, who was then sheriff of Lincoln county, Oregon.
Besides his widow, he is survived by a daughter, Miss Dorothy Carroll of Los Angeles, and five brothers, Edward, John, Thomas, Charles and George Carroll, all of Oakland.
He was a charter member of Stockton lodge, L.O.O.M., and a life member of Stockton aerie of Eagles.
Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the chapel of Hale & Bawden with interment at Lodi cemetery.