Obituaries

Billie Edwards

Sep 26, 2015

Service Service were held Adams-Foster-Ray Funeral Home Chapel Hamlin, TX  79520 Tuesday, September 29, 2015 10:30 Cemetery Hamlin Memorial Cemetery 2 mi E. of traffic light on TX-92 Hamlin, TX  79520

Joyce Covington

Sep 26, 2015

Joyce Faye (Brown) Covington, 86, passed away Saturday, September 26, 2015 at Hamlin Memorial Hospital. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 2, 2015, at First Baptist Church of Hamlin. Burial follows at Hamlin Memorial Cemetery, directed by Adams-Foster-Ray Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 6:00-7:00 p.m. Thursday, October 1, 2015, at the Holy Temple Church of...

Bill Yeamans

Sep 22, 2015

Bill was the son of William Roy and Mary Louise (Guy) Yeamans. He married Kelly LouAnn Cogsdil on June 22, 1985, at the Hamlin Church of the Nazarene. Bill worked as a computer draftsman for many years. In his spare time, Bill enjoyed video games, playing chess, listening to country and western music, and collecting M&M memorabilia. He had...

Jim Haas

Aug 25, 2015

James William Haas of Callisburg, Texas was born to Myles and Jeanette Haas in Savanna, Illinois and passed from this life August 25, 2015. Jim is survived by his wife, Cheryl Haas, of Callisburg, Texas; his sons, William Haas and wife, Kelli, of McKinney, Texas, Joseph Haas of Midland, Texas, Keith and wife, Dayna, of Callisburg, Texas, Todd and...

Shirl Warner

Aug 13, 2015

Born September 6, 1950, in Hamlin, Texas, Shirl was the son of C.L. and Lillian Fay (Spalding) Warner. He married Virginia Hamilton on May 5, 1990, in Hamlin. A lifelong resident of Jones County, Shirl managed Pied Piper Pet & Wildlife for thirty-nine years. In his spare time, Shirl enjoyed fishing, tinkering, and welding. A jack-of-all-trades, he could fix...

Walter Acklin

Aug 8, 2015

Walter Stacy Acklin went to be with our Lord on August 8, 2015, born June 12, 1922 to Chester and Gertrude Acklin in Jones County, Texas. Raised in Radium and later his family home was located on Ball Park Road where Hamlin Football Field and High School are now located. Walter was married to Macdell, "MAC" Wood, deceased; they...

Oram Weaver

Jul 25, 2015

Ogie was born October 16, 1915, in Neinda, Jones County, Texas to John and Hautie Weaver. He graduated from Neinda High School in 1933, where he won several awards in track and field and basketball. He joined Neinda Baptist Church in 1931 where he was later ordained as a Deacon. He married the love of his life, Fayrene Gardner...

Josefa Guerrero

Jul 23, 2015

Josefa was the daughter of Jose Dalgado and Carmen (Martinez) Barcinas. As a young girl, she survived the Japanese occupation of Guam during World War II. She married Jose T. Leon Guerrero on September 18, 1957, in Talofofo, Guam. Josefa worked as a cafeteria worker for the United States Department of Education. In her spare time, Josefa enjoyed gardening,...

Vera Hooper

Jul 14, 2015

Vera Dean (Johnson) Hooper, the second of three children, was born to Jesse Johnson and Hester Mae (Butler) Johnson in Hamlin, Texas, on April 21, 1943. Vera married Belton Ray Hooper, and to that union one son, Curtis, was born. A lifelong resident of Hamlin, Vera attended the Oscar De Priest School. She was employed by the Hamlin School...

Johnnie Hastings

Jul 12, 2015

Johnnie Faye Hastings, 85, lifelong resident of Hamlin, passed away on Sunday, July 12, 2015, after a short battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family. A Memorial service was held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at the First Baptist Church. A private burial was held in Hamlin Memorial Cemetery, directed by Adams-Foster-Ray Funeral Home....

David Smith

Jul 10, 2015

David Nicholas Smith, 26, passed away on Friday, July 10, 2015. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, July 18, 2015, at the First Baptist Church, Hamlin, Texas. Visitation will be held at the church at 1:00 p.m. prior to the service. Burial will be in Hamlin Memorial Cemetery, directed by Adams-Foster-Ray Funeral Home. Born on November 5,...

Elma Crowley

Jul 3, 2015

HAMLIN- ELMA REE (BREWER) CROWLEY, 85, died Friday, July 3, 2015, in Hamlin, after a short illness. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 7, 2015, at the Adams-Foster-Ray Funeral Home chapel, with burial following at Hamlin Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6:00-7:00 p.m. on Monday, July 6, 2015, at the Adams-Foster-Ray Funeral...

Bobby Woolf

Jun 23, 2015

Bobby Lewis Woolf passed from this life on Tuesday, June 23, 2015, surrounded by his loving family and his faithful dog, Buckshot, after a six month battle with cancer. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, June 26, 2015, at the First Baptist Church of Hamlin, with entombment following at the Elmwood Memorial Park Mausoleum. Officiating are...

Larry Dietrich

Jun 21, 2015

LARRY TIM DIETRICH, 70, passed away Sunday, June 21, 2015, at his home in Neinda. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at the Adams-Foster-Ray Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in the Neinda Cemetery, directed by Adams-Foster-Ray Funeral Home. Born March 2, 1945, in Hamlin, Larry was the son of the late...

Matthew Moore

Jun 6, 2015

Hamlin-Jonathan James Moore and Matthew Christopher Moore, twin infant sons of Jon David and Caroline Elizabeth (McCall) Moore met their Heavenly Father at a young age. Jonathan, one day, Matthew, one hundred eighty three days. Graveside service will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday June 9, 2015, at Hamlin Memorial Cemetery, directed by Adams-Foster-Ray Funeral Home. I prayed for this child,...

Wanza Baker

Jun 3, 2015

Wanza was the daughter of A.W. and Foy (Fennell) Bowen. She married the love of her life, Thomas Eugene Baker, on August 7, 1951, in Rotan, Texas. A longtime resident of Hamlin, Wanza worked as an administrative assistant for many years. She was an active member of the First Baptist Church of Hamlin, where she sang in the choir...

Juan Ledesma, Sr.

May 20, 2015

Juan S. Ledesma, Sr., was born on February 8, 1947, in Hondo, Texas, to Magdaleno and Graviela Ledesma. He married Sarah Lechuga in Hamlin, Texas, on May 9, 1964. Juan raised his children in Hamlin, and spend many hard working years farming and later in the oilfield industry. His six children, twenty-three grandchildren, and thirty-three great-grandchildren will cherish and...

Rickey Bond

May 19, 2015

Born November 8, 1957, Rickey was the son of Carl David and Mary Pauline (Mayfield) Bond. Growing up, he attended school in Hamlin and McCaullley. Rickey married the love of his life, Jana Lynn Jeffrey, on April 15, 1977, in Hamlin. He worked as an oil field tech for many years. A friend to many people, Ricky was a...

Lucille Connally

May 15, 2015

Lucille was the daughter of W.E. and Maggie Elizabeth (Bond) Newsom. After graduating from Hamlin High School, she graduated from McMurry College in Abilene with a Bachelor of Science Degree. She married Charles E. Connally on August 10, 1940, in Hamlin. Lucille worked as a first grade teacher in Hamlin for seventeen years. She was a charter member of...

Vera Heaton

May 10, 2015

Hamlin-Vera Heaton was born on September 19, 1936, in Bradshaw, Texas. She entered Heaven's Gates on Mother's Day, May 10, 2015, in Abilene, Texas. Graveside service will be Tuesday, May 12, 2015, 3:00 p.m. at El Ranchito Cemetery, directed by Adams-Foster-Ray Funeral Home. Vera graduated from Abilene High School, and married William E. Heaton. She served as a homemaker...