Wasco County OR Archives Obituaries.....Hamill, Jack William "Bill" April 3, 2004
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The Dalles Chronicle, April 7, 2004
     Jack William “Bill” Hamill, 77, a resident of The Dalles, died at his 
home Saturday, April 3, 2004.
     He was born Nov. 16, 1926, in Kalvesta, Kan., the fifth child to William 
Everett and Mable Thelma Hamill and was raised in the Garden City, Kan. area. 
He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict and then settled in 
Rainier.
     On July 29, 1951, he married Valujean Geelan, in St. Helens and they 
moved to the Garden City area where they lived until 1959. They then returned 
to Rainier for a short time, before moving to Centerville, where he worked on 
a farm for one year. He then moved to Klickitat and worked at the mill until 
the mid-70’s.
     After his divorce, he married Juanita “Skippy” Marcella Beebe on Nov. 28, 
1975, in Goldendale and they lived in several locations before settling in 
Condon in 1981. In the early 90’s, he moved to The Dalles.
     He was baptized in the Klickitat Valley Baptist Church and attended the 
Salvation Army Church in The Dalles. 
     He enjoyed the outdoors including hunting, fishing, baseball games and 
wrestling. 
     He is survived by his special friend and companion, Bernise Logston, The 
Dalles; five daughters, Bonnie Jean and her husband, Wayne Anderson, Orlando, 
Fla.; Shirley Ann and her husband, Craig Schultz, Oregon City; Peggy Sue 
Hamill and her companion, Dan, Goldendale; Teresa Marie and her husband, 
Dennis Wright, Lake of Ozark, Mo.; Betty Lee and her husband, John Sawdon, The 
Dalles; his son, Earl Dean and his wife, Tanya Hamill, Dallas, Ore.; 16 
grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren; four brothers, Fritz, Sonny, Rex and 
David; two sisters, Maude and Ann. 
     He was preceded in death by his wife, Juanita in January 1998, his son, 
William Everett, in October 1989, five brothers and four sisters.
     A gathering of family and friends for a potluck will be held at Sorosis 
Park on Sunday, April 25 at 2 p.m. Private cremation was held at The Dalles 
Win-quatt Crematory with Spencer, Libby and Powell Funeral Home in care of 
arrangements. 
     Memorials may be made to Hospice of The Gorge, 751 Myrtle Street, The 
Dalles, OR 97058.


Additional Comments:
Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, 
Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006).


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