Obituary for Wayne Hamilton
Albert Wayne Hamilton was born April 2, 1931 near Erick, OK to Hafford and Odessa Harkins Hamilton. He passed away Sunday, February 8, 2015 at the Grace Living Center in Mangum.
He spent all of his life in Southwest Oklahoma except for three years in the Army.
He graduated from Plainview School in 1949. He entered the Army in 1951 and was stationed in Pine Bluff, AK. He served in the Korean War from 1952-1954, where he was in the 279th Regiment of the 45th Division. He received a Bronze Star. He was discharged in January of 1954 and he returned to Greer County.
He married Norma Haygood on December 17, 1954. They lived in Mangum for a year and then moved to Jester where they were engaged in farming. In 1971, they moved to Mangum. Wayne continued to farm until his retirement in 2013 due to failing health. But he still drove back to Jester to check on things and feed “Dog” each day.
He is proceeded in death by his parents, one brother, Riley Hamilton and one sister, June Tramel. He is survived by his wife Norma of the home. Two sons, Ken Hamilton and wife Terri of Mangum, OK and Perry Hamilton and wife Laura of Noble, OK, and a daughter Janet Neighbors and husband Paul of Granite OK. Nine grandchildren – Tara Neighbors, Sarah Partain and husband Dillion, Holly Pankhurst and husband Micah, Taylor Neighbors, Molly Hamilton, Ty Hamilton, Tegan Neighbors and wife Kirstin, Logan Hamilton and Allie Hamilton. Great Grandkids – Brooklyn and London Pankhurst, Emma and Leroy Wayne Partain. Five sisters – Betty Nippert, Mangum, OK, Jimmie Ruth Boyd, Cleburne, OK, Thelma Pender and Husband Buddy of Fort Worth, TX, Nina Turner of Altus, OK, Sherri Govett and husband Mark of Oklahoma City, OK. Two brothers – Bob Hamilton and wife Barbara of Pauls Valley OK, Arleigh Hamilton and wife Pat of Oklahoma City, OK.
Albert Wayne Hamilton was born April 2, 1931 near Erick, OK to Hafford and Odessa Harkins Hamilton. He passed away Sunday, February 8, 2015 at the Grace Living Center in Mangum.
He spent all of his life in Southwest Oklahoma except for three years in the Army.
He graduated from Plainview School in 1949. He entered the Army in 1951 and was stationed in Pine Bluff, AK. He served in the Korean War from 1952-1954, where he was in the 279th Regiment of the 45th Division. He received a Bronze Star. He was discharged in January of 1954 and he returned to Greer County.
He married Norma Haygood on December 17, 1954. They lived in Mangum for a year and then moved to Jester where they were engaged in farming. In 1971, they moved to Mangum. Wayne continued to farm until his retirement in 2013 due to failing health. But he still drove back to Jester to check on things and feed “Dog” each day.
He is proceeded in death by his parents, one brother, Riley Hamilton and one sister, June Tramel. He is survived by his wife Norma of the home. Two sons, Ken Hamilton and wife Terri of Mangum, OK and Perry Hamilton and wife Laura of Noble, OK, and a daughter Janet Neighbors and husband Paul of Granite OK. Nine grandchildren – Tara Neighbors, Sarah Partain and husband Dillion, Holly Pankhurst and husband Micah, Taylor Neighbors, Molly Hamilton, Ty Hamilton, Tegan Neighbors and wife Kirstin, Logan Hamilton and Allie Hamilton. Great Grandkids – Brooklyn and London Pankhurst, Emma and Leroy Wayne Partain. Five sisters – Betty Nippert, Mangum, OK, Jimmie Ruth Boyd, Cleburne, OK, Thelma Pender and Husband Buddy of Fort Worth, TX, Nina Turner of Altus, OK, Sherri Govett and husband Mark of Oklahoma City, OK. Two brothers – Bob Hamilton and wife Barbara of Pauls Valley OK, Arleigh Hamilton and wife Pat of Oklahoma City, OK.
Obituary for Wayne Hamilton
Albert Wayne Hamilton was born April 2, 1931 near Erick, OK to Hafford and Odessa Harkins Hamilton. He passed away Sunday, February 8, 2015 at the Grace Living Center in Mangum.
He spent all of his life in Southwest Oklahoma except for three years in the Army.
He graduated from Plainview School in 1949. He entered the Army in 1951 and was stationed in Pine Bluff, AK. He served in the Korean War from 1952-1954, where he was in the 279th Regiment of the 45th Division. He received a Bronze Star. He was discharged in January of 1954 and he returned to Greer County.
He married Norma Haygood on December 17, 1954. They lived in Mangum for a year and then moved to Jester where they were engaged in farming. In 1971, they moved to Mangum. Wayne continued to farm until his retirement in 2013 due to failing health. But he still drove back to Jester to check on things and feed “Dog” each day.
He is proceeded in death by his parents, one brother, Riley Hamilton and one sister, June Tramel. He is survived by his wife Norma of the home. Two sons, Ken Hamilton and wife Terri of Mangum, OK and Perry Hamilton and wife Laura of Noble, OK, and a daughter Janet Neighbors and husband Paul of Granite OK. Nine grandchildren – Tara Neighbors, Sarah Partain and husband Dillion, Holly Pankhurst and husband Micah, Taylor Neighbors, Molly Hamilton, Ty Hamilton, Tegan Neighbors and wife Kirstin, Logan Hamilton and Allie Hamilton. Great Grandkids – Brooklyn and London Pankhurst, Emma and Leroy Wayne Partain. Five sisters – Betty Nippert, Mangum, OK, Jimmie Ruth Boyd, Cleburne, OK, Thelma Pender and Husband Buddy of Fort Worth, TX, Nina Turner of Altus, OK, Sherri Govett and husband Mark of Oklahoma City, OK. Two brothers – Bob Hamilton and wife Barbara of Pauls Valley OK, Arleigh Hamilton and wife Pat of Oklahoma City, OK.
Albert Wayne Hamilton was born April 2, 1931 near Erick, OK to Hafford and Odessa Harkins Hamilton. He passed away Sunday, February 8, 2015 at the Grace Living Center in Mangum.
He spent all of his life in Southwest Oklahoma except for three years in the Army.
He graduated from Plainview School in 1949. He entered the Army in 1951 and was stationed in Pine Bluff, AK. He served in the Korean War from 1952-1954, where he was in the 279th Regiment of the 45th Division. He received a Bronze Star. He was discharged in January of 1954 and he returned to Greer County.
He married Norma Haygood on December 17, 1954. They lived in Mangum for a year and then moved to Jester where they were engaged in farming. In 1971, they moved to Mangum. Wayne continued to farm until his retirement in 2013 due to failing health. But he still drove back to Jester to check on things and feed “Dog” each day.
He is proceeded in death by his parents, one brother, Riley Hamilton and one sister, June Tramel. He is survived by his wife Norma of the home. Two sons, Ken Hamilton and wife Terri of Mangum, OK and Perry Hamilton and wife Laura of Noble, OK, and a daughter Janet Neighbors and husband Paul of Granite OK. Nine grandchildren – Tara Neighbors, Sarah Partain and husband Dillion, Holly Pankhurst and husband Micah, Taylor Neighbors, Molly Hamilton, Ty Hamilton, Tegan Neighbors and wife Kirstin, Logan Hamilton and Allie Hamilton. Great Grandkids – Brooklyn and London Pankhurst, Emma and Leroy Wayne Partain. Five sisters – Betty Nippert, Mangum, OK, Jimmie Ruth Boyd, Cleburne, OK, Thelma Pender and Husband Buddy of Fort Worth, TX, Nina Turner of Altus, OK, Sherri Govett and husband Mark of Oklahoma City, OK. Two brothers – Bob Hamilton and wife Barbara of Pauls Valley OK, Arleigh Hamilton and wife Pat of Oklahoma City, OK.
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