Private funeral services were held Wednesday;Jan.3;1996;for James Edward Gauden;61;of Coal Center;who died unexpectedly Saturday;Dec.30;1995;in the emergency room of Brownsville General Hospital. Born June 21;1934;in Poland Mines;Dillner;Greene County;he was a son of the late Elijah Thomas and Jessie Gladys David Gauden. Baptist by faith;Mr.Gauden was a life member of the National Rifle Association. He was a member of John F.Kennedy Americna Legion Post 377 of California;Pa.;and Arden Calvert VFW Post 167 of Charleroi. Mr.Gauden served with the U.S.Navy and U.S.Army during six tours of duty in the Korean and Vietnam wars. Survivors include two sisters;Anna Marie Gordon of Brownsville and Jessie Watkins of Coal Center;and five brothers;Elijah T.Gauden Jr.of Roscoe;George W.Gauden of Long Beach;Calif.;Albert M.Gauden of Belle Vernon and Sidney Lee Gauden of Bentleyville. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by a brother;Huston Samuel Gauden. Burial was in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Ed Melenyzer Funeral Homes Inc.;Roscoe;was in charge of arrangements.