Richard Hamlin Darnell

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Richard Hamlin Darnell, age 76, of Edmond, OK, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, October 31, 2018. Richard was born February 14, 1942, in Greenwood, MS, to William Franklin Darnell, Jr. and Jeanette Hamlin Darnell. He was the third of four boys who were raised on cotton plantations in the Mississippi Delta, which their father managed. He earned his Eagle Scout in 1957 and graduated from West Tallahatchie High School in 1959.

He is a 1963 graduate of the University of Mississippi, where he was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity, and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. This was followed by seven years active duty service including two tours in Vietnam, serving with MACV and I Corp. In 1968, between Vietnam tours, as an Army Infantry Captain, he was assigned to the Chicago National Guard as a special advisor during the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy and during the Democratic National Convention. He also served as Survivor Notification Officer to families with servicemen killed in Vietnam. He received several service awards, including the Bronze Star Medal and Combat Infantry Badge.

Resigning his commission in 1970, he went home to the Mississippi Delta where he had spent his childhood. He returned to Ole Miss for graduate school before beginning a career with a state development office recruiting industry to Mississippi. The first company he recruited hired him to build a new manufacturing plant and run it when completed. He was then transferred to Philadelphia to run two paper mills located on the Brandywine River. Later career stops moved Richard and his family from Pennsylvania, to Illinois, to Sweden, to Texas and finally Oklahoma. He retired in 2012 as Senior Vice President and General Manager of SemaSys, Inc., ending a manufacturing career that lasted more than 40 years.

In 1972, Richard's brother, David, introduced him to Nancy, and it was love at first sight. Four months later they married. They celebrated their 46th wedding anniversary quietly at home on Oct. 7, 2018. Richard and Nancy have four children, six grandchildren and a dachshund named Max.

Richard was chairman of the Westminster Presbyterian Church Foundation at the time of his death. He also served as an elder, deacon, Stephen Minister and Stephen Leader at Westminster and participated in several committees. Richard served as a member of Vets With A Mission, a Christian Humanitarian Organization founded by Vietnam Veterans 30 years ago, providing forgiveness and reconciliation to Vietnam Veterans and the Vietnamese People. In 2011, he participated in his first mission trip, then again in 2014 with his daughter, Taylor, and most recently in 2016 with his daughter, JennyLee.

Richard's activities revolved around his children, grandchildren, friendships, church, genealogy, travelling, mission work, Maple Lawn Farm, VWAM, and being a faithful servant of Jesus Christ. He lived his life by these words, "Let your life be an example to others. Go and preach Christ, and if you must, use words."

He is survived by his wife, Nancy Darnell, their children Richard H. Darnell, Jr., (wife Cindy) of White Heath, IL, JennyLee Darnell Crider (husband Randy) of San Antonio, TX, and Taylor Hamlin Darnell McMillan (husband Matt) of Houston, TX. He also leaves Katharine Darnell O'Connor (husband Gerard) of Atlanta, GA, from his first marriage. Grandchildren are Jackson Richard Crider, Caleb Jean Crider and Kennedy Morgan Crider; Nathan Emmitt Crews Darnell, Alexander Hamlin Dee Darnell; and William Lyons McMillan. Richard will be forever remembered by his younger brother, David Stephen Darnell, (wife Mildred) of Ocean Springs, MS, sisters-in-law, Betty Lin Darnell and Karen Darnell, cousin Jeanne Elizabeth Shields, his numerous nieces, nephews, extended family and dear friends. He is preceded in death by his parents and older brothers, William Franklin Darnell III and Charles L. Darnell.

MEMORIAL SERVICE
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2018
3:00 PM
WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
4400 N SHARTEL AVE
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73118

GRAVESIDE SERVICES WITH HONORS
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2018
2:00 PM
FORT SAM HOUSTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
1520 HARRY WURZBACH RD
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78209

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Vets With a Mission.
1) If giving by check, make it payable to Vets With A Mission and note on memo line "Richard Darnell". Mail to "VWAM, Attn: Joette, POB 202, Newberry, SC 29108-0202".
2) If giving online, go to www.vetswithamission.org, and make a donation on any page at the donation link/button. After making donation online, send an email to vetswithamission@backroads.net with the subject line "Richard Darnell".

Richard married Nancy in 1978. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Richard H. Darnell, of White Heath IL
2. Jenny Lee Darnell, of San Antonio TX
3. Taylor Hamlin Darnell, of Houston TX
4. Darnell

Family/Spouse: Katherine, of Atlanta GA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Funeral services held for William Darnell, Jr.

Funeral services for William F. Darnell Jr., plantation manager, were held at Wilson and
Knight Funeral Home in Greenwood Thursday afternoon at 2 o' clock. Burial was in Odd Fellows Cemetery in Lexington.

Mr. Darnell died Wednesday morning at his home in Minter City. He was 53.

A former resident of Tchula, he had managed the Equen Plantation near Minter City for the past 13 years. He was a Presbyterian.

He leaves his wife, Mrs. Jeanette Hamlin Darnell of Minter City; four Sons, William F. Darnell II of Union, Charles L. Darnell of Pineville, Louisiana, Captain. Richard H. Darnell, stationed in Vietnam, and David S. Darnell of University; a brother, George Darnell of Paducah, Kentucky; and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Darnell of Tchula.

Holmes County Herald ? Page 4
Lexington, MS
December 8, 1966

William married Jeanette Hamlin. Jeanette (daughter of Charles Ralph Hamlin and Mai Boyle) was born on 27 Aug 1916 in Malvern, Hot Springs County, Arkansas, United States; died in Nov 1991 in Tchula, Holmes County, Mississippi, United States; was buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Lexington, Holmes County, Mississippi, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Jeanette Hamlin Darnell

Jeanette Hamlin Darnell, 75, a bookkeeper of Tchula died of a heart attack on Tuesday, November 12 at home.

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Friday, November 15 at Tchula Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Paul Zetterholm officiating. Burial was in Odd Fellows Cemetery in Lexington. Southern Funeral Home of Lexington was in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Darnell, a native of Malvern, Arkansas, was a member of Tchula Presbyterian Church. She was a retired bookkeeper for Egypt Plantation near Cruger, and was serving as treasurer for the Presbyterian Church, a position she had held for several years. She was the widow of Will Franklin Darnell, Jr.

Survivors include four sons, William "Bill" Franklin Darnell, III of Nashville, Tennessee, Charles L. Darnell and Richard Darnell, both of Houston, Texas, and David Darnell of Memphis, Tennessee; and nine grandchildren.

Active pallbearers were Billy Johnson, Jim Hutton, Sam Hutton, Paul Sharpe, Byron Sharpe, Jr., Crawford Logan, Jr., and Bruce Edwards.

Honorary pallbearers were Bernard Jones, Byron Sharpe, Sr., Earl Edwards, and Tol Thomas.

The Holmes County Herald ? Page 6
Lexington, MS
November 21, 1991

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William married Bettie Buck McCaleb. Bettie was born in 1891; died in 1974. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Charles married Mai Boyle. Mai (daughter of Jacob Richard Boyle and Agnes Beatrice Sizemore) was born on 21 Jun 1885; died on 12 Jul 1966; was buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Lexington, Holmes County, Mississippi, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: Hannibal, Missouri, United States
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Hannibal Courier Post
Tuesday, 18 Dec 1900
A.G. Hamlin's Sudden Death
He Passed Away at 7L45 o'clock Sunday Evening
Very Unexpectedly at His Home on Broadway Extension
His Funeral Wednesday Afternoon

Again a link has been broken in the chain of Hannibal business circles, and a kind, affectionate father, a faithful brother and a warm-hearted strong-handed friend has been suddenly taken from the useful walks of life.

Albert G. Hamlin is dead.

On Sunday evening at 7:45 o'clock, while apparently in fairly good health as he was walking across the floor of his sitting room in his home, 1306 Broadway Extension, he sank down and expired as quietly as one passing into sleep.

His age was sixty-seven years. Mr. Hamlin was born in Cherryfield, Maine, and came to make Hannibal his home in 1870, thirty years ago, and his record since that time is too well known to need reviewal. He was counted as one of Hannibal's best citizens, and among immediate relatives to mourn his loss ar a daughter, Mrs Will H. Hays, sons Roy M. and Ralph C., and a sister Mrs M.A. Buckman.

On Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock his funeral will take place from the family residence to Mount Olive Cemetery under the auspices of the Masonic fraternity of which he was a member of high standing.

Albert married Margaret Janett Miller on 3 May 1872 in Hannibal, Missouri, United States. Margaret (daughter of Robert Burns or Brown Miller and Margaret Lambie, daughter of Robert Burns or Brown Miller and Margaret Lambie) was born in 1840 in New York, United States; died on 7 Jul 1891 in Hannibal, Missouri, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Jacob married Agnes Beatrice Sizemore on 16 Apr 1879. Agnes was born in 1862; died in 1934. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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