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Submitted: 1/24/18 • Approved: 1/27/18 • Last Updated: 3/26/18 • R149252-G149251-S3
Fred
Aug 25, 1923 - Oct 9, 1999
Fred Hamlin, 76, of Flower Mound, Texas and former resident of Electra, Texas. passed away Saturday, October 9, 1999 at Medical Center of Lewisville.
A graveside service was held October 11, 1999 at 2 p.m. in Electra Cemetery in Electra.
He was born August 25, 1923 in Russellville, Arkansas, to James and Hattie Kelley Hamlin. He married Martha N. Stancel in Electra, Texas. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII and received the Purple Heart. He served in the 1st Calvary Division of the U.S. Army in Korea during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge No. 1067 in Electra, Texas and worked for Mobile Oil Company from January 1954 until his retirement in 1984.
Survivors include his wife Martha Mellroy Hamlin of Flower Mound, Texas; daughter, Ann Coulon and her significant other, J.C. Higgins of Arlington, Texas; Jorja Pool and her husband Gary of Flower Mound, Texas and Jo Logue and her husband Tommy of Pampa, Texas; one sister, Milere Crain of Quinton, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Raymond Hamlin of Fort Worth, Texas; seven grandchildren, three great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or to the American Cancer Society._
Electra Star-News
October 14, 1999
Martha
Feb 5, 1921 - July 4, 2015
Martha Hamlin, age 94, of Euless, passed away Friday, July 24, 2015, in Bedford.
She was born in the old southern roots of Electra Texas, in 1921, to John David Stansel and Lela Willis Dutton Stansel. In August 31, 1940, she married George McIlroy and together they had 3 girls- Ann, Jorja and Jo. The girls were the axis of her life. They were the center from which all things revolved. When George preceded her in death on November 6, 1956, she pressed on out of necessity but also, because that’s the kind of woman she was- a harbinger of grit and strength.
On November 15, 1959, the Lord joined her in marriage to Fred Hamlin, who loved her girls just as much as he loved her. Fred preceded her in death on October 9, 1999.
Martha was a member of the Order of Eastern Star Lodge in Electra and Iowa Park. Martha was a pioneer. She was a working woman her whole life. She could stand in storms. But when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails. She opened her own beauty shop in the 1960s and bought the family car, a black 57 Ford. Martha had lifelong friends and was a woman of deep roots.
Martha is survived by her children; Ann Coulon, Jorja Pool and Jo Logue; ten grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, A.D. Stansel and John Ed Stansel one sister, Inez Moeller and one granddog, Daisy.
The family will receive friends from 7:00 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at Mulkey-Mason Funeral Home in Lewisville. Funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at Aulds Funeral Home in Electra. Interment will follow at Electra Memorial Park.
The family requests memorial contributions to be made to the American Cancer Society or the American Heart Association. For online condolences please visit www.mulkeymason.com._
Times Record News
Posted: 3:49 PM, Jul 27, 2015
Contributed on 1/24/18 by gacp
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