Obituaries
Gloria Munoz
Mar 6, 2014
Born June 17, 1942, in Skidmore, Texas, Gloria was the daughter of Refugio and Tomasa Garza Villanueva. She spent her childhood in the Gulf Coast region, first in Skidmore, then moving to Robstown. At the age of 18, she moved to Hamlin, where she met the love of her life, Pete Munoz. They were married on October 7, 1967,...
Ricky Perry
Feb 27, 2014
Born December 4, 1957, Rickey was the son of Thomas Eugene and Patsy Turner Perry. He grew up in Hamlin, and spent most of his working career at the Hamlin Farmers Coop Gin. In his spare time, Rickey enjoyed fishing and BarBQing. He loved spending time with his family, and always called to check on them. Rickey made time...
Robert Polk
Feb 25, 2014
Born September 23, 1948, in Stamford, Robert was the son of Herman Polk and Alma Buerger Burnham. He married the love of his life, Geneva Ann Phelps, on November 6, 1970, in Hamlin, Texas. Robert worked at the Hobby Lobby in Abilene for 15 years. In his spare time, he enjoyed fishing, CB radios, restoring antique cars sometimes converting...
Clifford Stegemoeller
Feb 6, 2014
Born April 9, 1965, in Stamford, Texas, Clifford was the son of Leon Clarence and Lilly Mae Baitz Stegemoeller. He graduated from Rule High School in 1983, where he excelled in One Act Play. After graduation, he attended Texas Tech University in Lubbock. In 1996, he married Teresa Martinez in Arlington, Texas. The family moved from Arlington to Houston,...
Bernardo Gutierrez
Jan 30, 2014
Born August 20, 1938, Benny was the son of Elias and Cecilia Ramirez Gutierrez. He married Guadalupe Armenta on June 23, 1958 in Anson, Texas. Benny was a lifelong resident of Hamlin, and a morning fixture at the Pied Piper Grocery. A farmer by trade, he would get bored if there was no work to be done. He was...
Kent Calhoun
Jan 27, 2014
Born December 23, 1939, in Carter County, Oklahoma, Kent was the son of Omer and Stella Jackson Calhoun. He graduated from Fox High School in Oklahoma, and received his Bachelors Degree in Education from East Central College in Ada, Oklahoma. On January 27, 1984, he married the love of his life, Margaret Maberry, in Hamlin, Texas. He managed Chaparral...
James Mayes
Jan 25, 2014
Born February 21, 1931, in Cameron, Texas, James was the son of the late James C., Sr. and Rebecca Bass Mayes. He grew up in Aspermont, Texas, and resided there for 18 years, living with his uncle, Joe Bass. As a youth, he worked many jobs, either as a cook or as manual labor. He married Erma Lee Hunter...
Debra Thompson
Jan 22, 2014
Born October 11, 1959, in Lubbock, Texas, Debra was the daughter of Betty Wellmaker Tidwell and the late Walter Beauchamp. She was a member of the Stamford High School class of 1978. In 1984, she moved to Hamlin, where she worked in the Home Healthcare field for many years. In her spare time, Debra loved to cook, and take...
Elizabeth Payne
Jan 21, 2014
Elizabeth was born July 19, 1923, to Grover and Lillian Terrell in Fisher County, Texas. She graduated from Dowell High School, and married Elbert Payne on December 2, 1945, in Abilene, Texas. Elizabeth worked at the Hamlin High School Cafeteria and as a sales clerk at Heidenheimers. She was a wonderful seamstress, loved to cook and make people eat,...
David Casey
Jan 12, 2014
David was born May 5, 1931 to O.H. and Ida Mae Haupt Casey in Florence, Texas. He graduated from Winters High School, and studied at North Texas State University, graduating with a Bachelors Degree. On April 13, 1952, he married his lifelong love, Ketta London, in Abilene, Texas. He was the owner of Heidenheimers Department Store in Hamlin for...
Dorothy Williams
Dec 29, 2013
Dorothy Earlene Meeks Williams, 91, passed away Sunday, December 29, 2013, at the Hamlin Memorial Hospital. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, January 2, 2014, at the AdamsFosterRay Funeral Home Chapel, with burial following at the Hamlin Memorial Cemetery, ed by AdamsFosterRay Funeral Home. ation will be held from 1:001:45 p.m. Thursday before the service. Born...
James Covington
Dec 28, 2013
James Franklin Covington, 91, passed away Saturday, December 28, 2013, at his home in Hamlin. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 3, 2014, at the First Baptist Church of Hamlin, with burial following at Hamlin Memorial Cemetery, ed by AdamsFosterRay Funeral Home. ation will be held from 6:007:00 p.m. Thursday, January 2, 2014, at the...
Sudie Turner
Dec 22, 2013
Sudie Jane Turner, 79, passed away December 22, 2013 at her home in Hamlin. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, December 26, 2013, at the Hamlin Church of Christ, with burial following at Hamlin Memorial Cemetery, with Drew Tomlinson officiating, ed by AdamsFosterRay Funeral Home. ation will be held from 9:0010:00 a.m. Thursday before the service....
George Scifres
Dec 18, 2013
GEORGE PRESTON SCIFRES, 46, passed away December 18, 2013. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, December 22, 2013, at the First Baptist Church, under the ion of AdamsFosterRay Funeral Home. Born December 15, 1967, in San Antonio, George was the son of Ruby Campbell Carter and Bobby Wayne Scifres. He graduated from Hamlin High School in...
Martha Spalding
Dec 18, 2013
HAMLIN MARTHA LEE LARKIN SPALDING, 95, passed away Wednesday December 18, 2013, at her residence. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 20, 2013, at the First United Methodist Church with burial in Hamlin Memorial Cemetery. ation will be 5:00 6:00 p.m. Thursday at AdamsFosterRay Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made at adamsfosterrayfh.com. Martha was born August...
Eloise Hertel
Nov 29, 2013
Eloise was born September 30, 1933, in Bird City, Kansas. Her birth mother passed away in 1943, being so young, Paul and Emma Gneiser adopted her in April 1944. She attended school in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, and spent her high school years and one year of college at St. Johns College in Winfield, Kansas. There, she met Kenneth Hertel,...
Earnestine Adair
Nov 26, 2013
HAMLIN Earnestine Raye Little Mama Clark Adair, 80, passed away Wednesday, November 26, 2013, in Lubbock. She was born June 29, 1933, in Eldorado, Texas to Alexander Gratton and Alma Clevie Mercer Clark. On March 12, 1955, she married the love of her life, Glenn Lewis Slatz Adair, in Eldorado, Texas. They shared 56 years of marriage. Slatz preceded...
Preston Lee
Nov 3, 2013
HAMLIN PRESTON ODELL LEE, 62, passed away November 3, 2013, in Stamford. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 6, 2013, at Hamlin Memorial Cemetery, ed by AdamsFosterRay Funeral Home. ation will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Born April 1, 1951, in Hamlin, Preston was a son of the late Ulysses C., Sr. and Tiny...
Jesse Villanueva
Oct 31, 2013
HAMLIN JESUS JESSE VILLANUEVA, 66, passed away Thursday, October 31, 2013, in Jones County. Funeral service will be 3:00 p.m. Sunday, November 3, 2013 at the Church of the Nazarene with burial in Neinda Cemetery. ation will be 5:00 6:00 p.m. Saturday at AdamsFosterRay Funeral Home. Jesse was born September 16, 1947 in Robstown, Texas to Refugio and Tomasa...
Mamie Rountree
Oct 31, 2013
HAMLIN MAMIE JEWELL ROUNTREE, 97, passed away Thursday, October 31, 2013, in North Richland Hills. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, November 4, 2013, at the First Baptist Church with burial to follow in Hamlin Memorial Cemetery. ation will be 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. Sunday, November 3, 2013, at AdamsFosterRay Funeral Home. Born December 23, 1915, in McCaulley,...
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