EDWARD EUGENE HAMLIN
Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at 6:00PM SEPTEMBER 20, 1927 – SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
ANDERSON, SC – Edward Eugene “Gene” Hamlin, age 83, husband of Mary Kathleen Webb Hamlin, passed away on Monday, September 12, 2011, at the AnMed Health Medical Center.
Born September 20, 1927, in Eufaula, OK, he was a son of the late Oscar Edward Hamlin and Toma Pearl Fortner Hamlin. Mr. Hamlin served in the United States Air Force and was a retired accountant. He was a member of Long Branch Baptist Church where he was a former deacon and Sunday school teacher.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by three children: Kathy Hamlin Betsill and husband, David Betsill, of Anderson, SC, Clint Hamlin and wife, Ann Hamlin, of Seneca, SC, and Tommie Hamlin Whitt and husband, Joe Whitt, of Mauldin, SC; brother, Charles Hamlin of Brentwood, CA; sisters: Beatrice Collins of Antioch, CA, and Betty Lasater of Yerington, NV; and four grandchildren: Lea, Julianne, Joey, and Abby.
The Funeral Service will be held at 2pm on Friday, September 16, 2011, at Long Branch Baptist Church conducted by the Reverend Wayne Watson. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends at The McDougald Funeral Home from 7pm until 9pm on Thursday. Mr. Hamlin will be placed into the Church at 1pm on Friday.
In lieu of flowers, it is suggested that memorials be made to Long Branch Baptist Church, 2101 SC Hwy 413, Anderson, SC 29621, or to the charity of one’s choice.
A message of condolence may be sent by visiting www.mcdougaldfuneralhome.com.
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