Donald Beal Hymer
Hymer—Donald Beal Hymer, 89, of Florence, died Oct. 5, 2016, following a brief illness.
Viewing was held Oct. 10 at Dunes Memorial Chapel in Reedsport.
Graveside services and interment was held Thursday, Oct. 13, at 1 p.m. at the Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, Calif., with military honors under the auspices of the U.S. Navy.
Donald B. Hymer was born Dec. 15, 1926, in Napa, Calif., to Dee Roya (George) and Margaret Mildred (Stephenson) Hymer. He was raised and educated there.
Don joined the U.S. Navy in 1944 and served in Guam and the Pacific Campaign until 1947. During his service he was injured in action.
Following his return home, Don attended college at Harvard Law School and additional technical institutes. He worked for the U.S. government in Civil Service for more than 35 years. Don also served as a civil court judge in Montana.
He was a dedicated member of the Disabled American Veterans, was a coach for Pop Warner Football, a deacon at the Episcopal Church, a member of the Junior Horseman Association, a member of Rotary and a delegate at the Democratic Convention.
Don met and married Norma Gagnon in 1949. Together they raised a family while he worked in several different locations including California, Kansas, Alabama, Utah, Montana and then Oregon for their retirement years.
Norma preceded him in death in 2009.
He was married to Vicki Wingert in 2010 and together they enjoyed retired life on the Oregon coast.
Among his personal interests he enjoyed wood carving, golfing, fishing, gardening and traveling.
He was preceded in death by a son, Brett Dee Hymer; granddaughter Zzara Ehrhar; brothers and sisters, Bud Hymer, Evelyn Tyler Hymer, George Hymer, Edith Hymer Pieratt and Vicki Hymer White.
Survivors include his wife, Vicki Hymer; his children: Jerry Lee and wife Peggy Larghi, of Napa, Calif., Dawn and husband Kerry Ward, of Havre, Mont., Craig R. and wife Donna Hymer, of Coos Bay, Ore., Margaret and husband Larry Bottchen, of House Springs, Mo.; his sister Phyllis and husband, Jerry Gruber, of Bakersfield, Calif.; his brother Kenneth and wife Kathy, of Springfield, Ore.; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren, as well as nieces, nephews, friends and neighbors.
Don was loved by many and will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
Remembrances can be contributions made to the Disabled American Veterans Chapter No. 23, 1715 21st St., Florence, Ore., 97439.
Services were entrusted to Dunes Memorial Chapel, where you can leave a loving comment on the online obituary.
Hymer—Donald Beal Hymer, 89, of Florence, died Oct. 5, 2016, following a brief illness.
Viewing was held Oct. 10 at Dunes Memorial Chapel in Reedsport.
Graveside services and interment was held Thursday, Oct. 13, at 1 p.m. at the Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, Calif., with military honors under the auspices of the U.S. Navy.
Donald B. Hymer was born Dec. 15, 1926, in Napa, Calif., to Dee Roya (George) and Margaret Mildred (Stephenson) Hymer. He was raised and educated there.
Don joined the U.S. Navy in 1944 and served in Guam and the Pacific Campaign until 1947. During his service he was injured in action.
Following his return home, Don attended college at Harvard Law School and additional technical institutes. He worked for the U.S. government in Civil Service for more than 35 years. Don also served as a civil court judge in Montana.
He was a dedicated member of the Disabled American Veterans, was a coach for Pop Warner Football, a deacon at the Episcopal Church, a member of the Junior Horseman Association, a member of Rotary and a delegate at the Democratic Convention.
Don met and married Norma Gagnon in 1949. Together they raised a family while he worked in several different locations including California, Kansas, Alabama, Utah, Montana and then Oregon for their retirement years.
Norma preceded him in death in 2009.
He was married to Vicki Wingert in 2010 and together they enjoyed retired life on the Oregon coast.
Among his personal interests he enjoyed wood carving, golfing, fishing, gardening and traveling.
He was preceded in death by a son, Brett Dee Hymer; granddaughter Zzara Ehrhar; brothers and sisters, Bud Hymer, Evelyn Tyler Hymer, George Hymer, Edith Hymer Pieratt and Vicki Hymer White.
Survivors include his wife, Vicki Hymer; his children: Jerry Lee and wife Peggy Larghi, of Napa, Calif., Dawn and husband Kerry Ward, of Havre, Mont., Craig R. and wife Donna Hymer, of Coos Bay, Ore., Margaret and husband Larry Bottchen, of House Springs, Mo.; his sister Phyllis and husband, Jerry Gruber, of Bakersfield, Calif.; his brother Kenneth and wife Kathy, of Springfield, Ore.; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren, as well as nieces, nephews, friends and neighbors.
Don was loved by many and will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
Remembrances can be contributions made to the Disabled American Veterans Chapter No. 23, 1715 21st St., Florence, Ore., 97439.
Services were entrusted to Dunes Memorial Chapel, where you can leave a loving comment on the online obituary.
Donald Beal Hymer
Hymer—Donald Beal Hymer, 89, of Florence, died Oct. 5, 2016, following a brief illness.
Viewing was held Oct. 10 at Dunes Memorial Chapel in Reedsport.
Graveside services and interment was held Thursday, Oct. 13, at 1 p.m. at the Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, Calif., with military honors under the auspices of the U.S. Navy.
Donald B. Hymer was born Dec. 15, 1926, in Napa, Calif., to Dee Roya (George) and Margaret Mildred (Stephenson) Hymer. He was raised and educated there.
Don joined the U.S. Navy in 1944 and served in Guam and the Pacific Campaign until 1947. During his service he was injured in action.
Following his return home, Don attended college at Harvard Law School and additional technical institutes. He worked for the U.S. government in Civil Service for more than 35 years. Don also served as a civil court judge in Montana.
He was a dedicated member of the Disabled American Veterans, was a coach for Pop Warner Football, a deacon at the Episcopal Church, a member of the Junior Horseman Association, a member of Rotary and a delegate at the Democratic Convention.
Don met and married Norma Gagnon in 1949. Together they raised a family while he worked in several different locations including California, Kansas, Alabama, Utah, Montana and then Oregon for their retirement years.
Norma preceded him in death in 2009.
He was married to Vicki Wingert in 2010 and together they enjoyed retired life on the Oregon coast.
Among his personal interests he enjoyed wood carving, golfing, fishing, gardening and traveling.
He was preceded in death by a son, Brett Dee Hymer; granddaughter Zzara Ehrhar; brothers and sisters, Bud Hymer, Evelyn Tyler Hymer, George Hymer, Edith Hymer Pieratt and Vicki Hymer White.
Survivors include his wife, Vicki Hymer; his children: Jerry Lee and wife Peggy Larghi, of Napa, Calif., Dawn and husband Kerry Ward, of Havre, Mont., Craig R. and wife Donna Hymer, of Coos Bay, Ore., Margaret and husband Larry Bottchen, of House Springs, Mo.; his sister Phyllis and husband, Jerry Gruber, of Bakersfield, Calif.; his brother Kenneth and wife Kathy, of Springfield, Ore.; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren, as well as nieces, nephews, friends and neighbors.
Don was loved by many and will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
Remembrances can be contributions made to the Disabled American Veterans Chapter No. 23, 1715 21st St., Florence, Ore., 97439.
Services were entrusted to Dunes Memorial Chapel, where you can leave a loving comment on the online obituary.
Hymer—Donald Beal Hymer, 89, of Florence, died Oct. 5, 2016, following a brief illness.
Viewing was held Oct. 10 at Dunes Memorial Chapel in Reedsport.
Graveside services and interment was held Thursday, Oct. 13, at 1 p.m. at the Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, Calif., with military honors under the auspices of the U.S. Navy.
Donald B. Hymer was born Dec. 15, 1926, in Napa, Calif., to Dee Roya (George) and Margaret Mildred (Stephenson) Hymer. He was raised and educated there.
Don joined the U.S. Navy in 1944 and served in Guam and the Pacific Campaign until 1947. During his service he was injured in action.
Following his return home, Don attended college at Harvard Law School and additional technical institutes. He worked for the U.S. government in Civil Service for more than 35 years. Don also served as a civil court judge in Montana.
He was a dedicated member of the Disabled American Veterans, was a coach for Pop Warner Football, a deacon at the Episcopal Church, a member of the Junior Horseman Association, a member of Rotary and a delegate at the Democratic Convention.
Don met and married Norma Gagnon in 1949. Together they raised a family while he worked in several different locations including California, Kansas, Alabama, Utah, Montana and then Oregon for their retirement years.
Norma preceded him in death in 2009.
He was married to Vicki Wingert in 2010 and together they enjoyed retired life on the Oregon coast.
Among his personal interests he enjoyed wood carving, golfing, fishing, gardening and traveling.
He was preceded in death by a son, Brett Dee Hymer; granddaughter Zzara Ehrhar; brothers and sisters, Bud Hymer, Evelyn Tyler Hymer, George Hymer, Edith Hymer Pieratt and Vicki Hymer White.
Survivors include his wife, Vicki Hymer; his children: Jerry Lee and wife Peggy Larghi, of Napa, Calif., Dawn and husband Kerry Ward, of Havre, Mont., Craig R. and wife Donna Hymer, of Coos Bay, Ore., Margaret and husband Larry Bottchen, of House Springs, Mo.; his sister Phyllis and husband, Jerry Gruber, of Bakersfield, Calif.; his brother Kenneth and wife Kathy, of Springfield, Ore.; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren, as well as nieces, nephews, friends and neighbors.
Don was loved by many and will be greatly missed by all who knew him.
Remembrances can be contributions made to the Disabled American Veterans Chapter No. 23, 1715 21st St., Florence, Ore., 97439.
Services were entrusted to Dunes Memorial Chapel, where you can leave a loving comment on the online obituary.
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