Howard A.
Hamman
Edna—Howard
Alvin Hamman, 83, of Edna, died Thursday, May 13, 2004.
He was born Oct. 4, 1920 in Hope, to the late Edward H.
and Ida Lee Parr Hamman. He served in the U. S. Army
during World War II, was a homebuilder, rancher and a
retired oilfield mechanic for Mobil Oil Company. He was
a Christian.
Survivors: wife, Ruthalenn Jean Magill Hamman;
daughters, Sharon Tomas of Edna, Glenda Pons of Les Mees,
France, and Janet Hunt of Spring; sisters, Helen Louise
Kraus of Pasadena and Ida Josephine Janecka of Yoakum; 8
grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by: son, Howard Glen Hamman; and
brothers, Jesse F. Hamman, John V. Hamman, Joseph E.
Hamman and Curtis E. Hamman.
Visitation will be 6 – 8 p. m today at Slavik Funeral
Chapels.
Services will be 2 p. m. Sunday at the funeral home, the
Revs. J. W. Hamman and George E. Tompkins officiating.
Burial will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Memorials: Hospice of South Texas, Alzheimer’s
Association, or Jackson County Cancer Society.
Victoria Advocate, May 15, 2004
Photo:
Looking over the Lavaca River in 1981 at Low Water
Bridge on CR 306
Ruthaleen Jean
Magill Hamman
Edna—Ruthaleen Jean Magill Hamman, 84, of Edna, passed
away Thursday, May 27, 2010. She was born April 13,
1926, in Drumwright, Okla., to the late James A. Magill
and Minnie Mitchell Secrest. She was a retired Avon and
Amway representative and a sitter for the elderly.
She is survived by her daughters, Sharon Tomas (Marcus)
of Edna, Glenda Pons (Jean-Pierre) of Geneva,
Switzerland, and Janet Hunt of Houston; sister-in-law,
Josephine Janecka; grandchildren, Michelle Darilek,
Aimee Raney, Erin Hunt Johnson, Gary Tomas, Ashleigh
Ryan, Rhett Hunt, Jennifer Dierlam, and Kelley Jarvis;
13 grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband,
Howard A. Hamman; son, Howard G. Hamman; sisters, Helen
Gregory Tipton and Betty Bigby Hendrix.
Visitation will begin at 8 a. m. with the funeral
service to begin at 10:30 a. m. on Tuesday, June 1,
2010, at Slavik Funeral Home. The Rev. George Tompkins
will officiate. Burial will be at Memory Gardens of
Edna.
Pallbearers are Gary Tomas, Dwain Darilek, Shawn Dierlam,
Tate Darilek, Ryan Tomas and Rhett Hunt.
Honorary pallbearers are Brent Dierlam, Barney Janecka,
Raymond Kraus and Jean-Pierre Pons.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer Disease
Association, Hospice of South Texas or M. D. Anderson
Hospital.
Slavik Funeral Home, Edna, 361-782-2152.
Victoria Advocate, May 30, 2010
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