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DANIEL HOCKER Obituary

April 26, 1927 - Oct 6, 2013 OKLAHOMA CITY Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9 at Chapel Hill Funeral Home, with military honors and interment to follow. Daniel was born in Shidler, OK to George Lewis and Verna Ann (Wood) Hocker. He proudly served our country during WWII in the U.S. Navy on the USS Hadley as a gunner. He recently received a purple heart for his bravery. Daniel retired from the U.S. Postal service after 30-plus years. He is survived by two daughters, Janie Blevins and Danna Drumm & husband Richard; stepchildren, Doris and Mike Lafferty; seven grandchildren, Brett Drumm & wife Julie, Buck Drumm & wife Tiffany, Richard Blevins, Gary Blevins & wife Angie, Sandra Nelson & husband Curt, James Hocker, Jr., and Brent Hocker Garman; eight great-grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren; and one sister, Imogene Duncan & husband Max. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Wanda; son, James Lee Hocker, Sr.; three brothers, Charles, Norman, and Robert; and sister, Patricia. Daniel will be fondly remembered by his family as a loving and compassionate man.

Published by Oklahoman on Oct. 8, 2013.
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Dad, you are dearly missed. So glad you are rejoicing in heaven. Will be a great reunion when we meet again. Love U!

Danna Drumm

November 1, 2014

Dad, you are dearly missed. So glad you are rejoicing in heaven. Will be a great reunion when we meet again. Love U!

Danna Drumm

November 1, 2014

Grandpa, Have fun in Heaven!!

Love Brett

Brett Drumm

October 29, 2013

WELL IM GOING TO MISS YOU AND I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH. LOVE UNCLE DANNY LOVE CHA CHA

ANTOINETTE CASTRO

October 9, 2013

Dad, You will be Greatly Missed by All..... Didn't want to see ya go, But God had a better plan for you...... I'll be seeing you in Heaven ! :) ~~ Love You More !

Janie Blevins

October 8, 2013

Grandpa I love you and you will be missed so much !

Sandra Nelson

October 8, 2013

Will miss Danny as we have been friends and cousins for years. We know we will meet again someday so until then good memories will have to be our
days. Julius and Mary LaVon

October 8, 2013

I love you loads daddy! Even tho I will miss you here, I know we will see each other again!

Danna Drumm

October 8, 2013

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