Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameOtus A. HAMEL 404, United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQKW-WWW : accessed 12 September 2015), Evlyn Hamel in household of Otis Hamel, Duty Township, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States,470, Odus A. Hamel
BirthSep 12, 1909, Mulberry Grove, Bond County, Illinois404, United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQKW-WWW : accessed 12 September 2015), Evlyn Hamel in household of Otis Hamel, Duty Township, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States,470, Odus A. Hamel
DeathMar 5, 1998, El Dorado Springs, Cedar County, Missouri470, Odus A. Hamel
BurialFloral Hills Cemetery(Memorial Gardens, Newcomers), 7000 Blue Ridge Blvd, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri470, Odus A. Hamel
Spouses
1Gloria A. SELVIDGE 404, United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQKW-WWW : accessed 12 September 2015), Evlyn Hamel in household of Otis Hamel, Duty Township, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States,470, Gloria A. Selvidge Hamel
BirthApr 20, 1912, Arkansas404, United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQKW-WWW : accessed 12 September 2015), Evlyn Hamel in household of Otis Hamel, Duty Township, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States,470, Gloria A. Selvidge Hamel
DeathJun 8, 2005, El Dorado Springs, Cedar County, Missouri470, Gloria A. Selvidge Hamel
BurialFloral Hills Cemetery(Memorial Gardens, Newcomers), 7000 Blue Ridge Blvd, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri470, Gloria A. Selvidge Hamel
Obituary Online notes for Otus A. HAMEL
Odus A. Hamel, 88, Independence, Missouri, passed away Thursday, March 5, 1998, at Cedar County Hospital, El Dorado Springs, Missouri. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 9, at the Eastside Assembly of God, 3923 Pittman Road;

Burial in Floral Hills Cemetery.

The family suggests contributions to the church. (Arrangements: D.W. Newcomer's Sons Floral Hills Funeral Home)

Odus A. Hamel, 88, Independence, Missouri, passed away Thursday, March 5, 1998, at Cedar County Hospital, El Dorado Springs, Missouri. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 9.

Mr. Hamel was born September 12, 1909, in Mulberry Grove, Illinois, but had raised his family near Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. He owned and operated his own farm in Walnut Ridge until moving to the Kansas area in 1967. He retired as a general maintenance man from St. Joseph's Hospital after 10 years of service. He was a 30-year member of the Eastside Assembly of God.

Survivors include his wife of 68 years, Gloria A. Hamel, of the home; two sons, Warren D. Hamel, El Dorado Springs, Missouri, and B.L. ''Shorty'' Hamel, Odessa, Missouri; three daughters, Evelyn Greeson, Burlington, North Carolina, Amelia ''Midge'' Myers, Grain Valley, Missouri, and Jean Abney, Florissant, Missouri; 18 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.

(Arrangements: D.W. Newcomer's Sons Floral Hills Funeral Home)
470, Odus A. Hamel
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