Graveside services for Thomas Preston Hare, age 92 of Saint Jo were set for
10:00 AM Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at the Coker Cemetery near Bulcher, Texas.
Services were officiated by Eddie Ramsey and directed by McCoy Funeral Home of
Saint Jo. The graveside service included Masonic Rites and a Military Honor
Guard. A visitation was held at the funeral home in Saint Jo at 7:00 PM Monday.
Thomas died on Friday, May 24 at the Muenster Health and Rehab.
Tommy was one of the 6 children of Thomas Leslie and Pauline Mitchell Hare. He grew up near Saint Jo (Montague and Cooke Counties) and attended school in Saint Jo. He later attended the University of Oklahoma, majoring in Petroleum Engineering. He also attended North Texas Agriculture College in 1942, just prior to entering the Army.
Tommy spent 3 years in the US Army. There, he was a truck driver, a radar mechanic and a top turret gunner on the B-17. He had attended the Signal Corps School which qualified him as a radar repairman. Tommy married Virginia Sue Lamkin on September 2, 1960 in Gainesville. They were the parents of a son, Leslie. The family worked together for many years, living on a cattle ranch near the Red River close to Bulcher in Cooke County.
Most of Tommy’s life, after the service, was spent in soil conservation. He had worked several years for a road building contractor, then, with his own heavy equipment, began working for the public in soil conservation. While doing this work, he also was busy in bailing hay and raising cattle. Tommy’s work may always be there for everyone to see and enjoy the results.
Tommy was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. One of his greatest joys was wrapped around his granddaughter, Rachel. He always bragged about her, showed everyone her pictures and showed her pictures from the past and telling her stories. Most of the stories and pictures were about his “growing up” days and just how life was at that time. Tommy’s eyes seemed to sparkle when anyone mentioned his granddaughter.
Tommy never met a stranger. He always had time to visit with and help others. He really enjoyed the visiting experienced at the Saint Jo Dairy Queen. He was a friend to everyone that knew him and will be greatly missed!
Tommy was a longtime member of the Fish Creek Masonic Lodge #344 in Marysville, Texas. He had received his 60 year pin from the lodge, in 2007.
Tommy is survived by his wife, Virginia Sue, a son, Leslie Carl Hare of Montague, a granddaughter, Rachel Hare and a daughter-in-law, J’Lynn Hare of Muenster.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Leslie and Pauline Hare; his sisters: Eunice Rummel, Edith Bragg, Helen Lefforge, and Velma Rufner; and his brother, Paul Hare.
The family requests memorials be made to the Montague County Home Hospice.
Tommy was one of the 6 children of Thomas Leslie and Pauline Mitchell Hare. He grew up near Saint Jo (Montague and Cooke Counties) and attended school in Saint Jo. He later attended the University of Oklahoma, majoring in Petroleum Engineering. He also attended North Texas Agriculture College in 1942, just prior to entering the Army.
Tommy spent 3 years in the US Army. There, he was a truck driver, a radar mechanic and a top turret gunner on the B-17. He had attended the Signal Corps School which qualified him as a radar repairman. Tommy married Virginia Sue Lamkin on September 2, 1960 in Gainesville. They were the parents of a son, Leslie. The family worked together for many years, living on a cattle ranch near the Red River close to Bulcher in Cooke County.
Most of Tommy’s life, after the service, was spent in soil conservation. He had worked several years for a road building contractor, then, with his own heavy equipment, began working for the public in soil conservation. While doing this work, he also was busy in bailing hay and raising cattle. Tommy’s work may always be there for everyone to see and enjoy the results.
Tommy was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. One of his greatest joys was wrapped around his granddaughter, Rachel. He always bragged about her, showed everyone her pictures and showed her pictures from the past and telling her stories. Most of the stories and pictures were about his “growing up” days and just how life was at that time. Tommy’s eyes seemed to sparkle when anyone mentioned his granddaughter.
Tommy never met a stranger. He always had time to visit with and help others. He really enjoyed the visiting experienced at the Saint Jo Dairy Queen. He was a friend to everyone that knew him and will be greatly missed!
Tommy was a longtime member of the Fish Creek Masonic Lodge #344 in Marysville, Texas. He had received his 60 year pin from the lodge, in 2007.
Tommy is survived by his wife, Virginia Sue, a son, Leslie Carl Hare of Montague, a granddaughter, Rachel Hare and a daughter-in-law, J’Lynn Hare of Muenster.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Leslie and Pauline Hare; his sisters: Eunice Rummel, Edith Bragg, Helen Lefforge, and Velma Rufner; and his brother, Paul Hare.
The family requests memorials be made to the Montague County Home Hospice.
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