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Franklin Hamby Obituary
TRUMANN - Franklin "Bud" Hamby, 86, of Trumann, departed this life Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, in Troy, Ala. He was born March 29, 1939, in Haleyville, Ala., to the late Leonard and Minnie Hamby. He retired from Singer and Roach Manufacturing, and he loved to hunt, fish, play the guitar and harmonica, and was a member of Calvary Pentecostal Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Joyce Kain Hamby; daughter, Joyce Brindley; his parents; sister, Ona Mae Keller; five brothers, Russell Hamby, Jack Hamby, James Hamby, Neal Hamby, Carl Hamby; and son-in-law, Rick Winkles, SR.
He is survived by three sons, Robert (Belinda) Holt of Trumann, Earl Hamby of Sedgwick, Ronnie (Lisa) Holt of Trumann; two daughters, Donna (Charles) Laire, Bonnie Winkles, both of Trumann; Brother Wayne Hamby of Sneads, Fla.; Sister Carolyn Taylor of Ga.; nine grandchildren, Kevin Holt, Ricky Winkles Jr., Tonya Johnson, Jeremy Winkles, C.J. Laire, Breann Hawley, Adam Carroll, Michael Laire, Kelsey Jackson, 24 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandsons, Ryker and Tate Hellums.
The family will receive friends on Friday, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Thompson Funeral Home in Trumann. A celebration of life will be Saturday, at 10 a.m. in the chapel of Thompson Funeral Home with Brother Rick Forbis officiating. Burial will follow in Holly Springs Cemetery near Harrisburg.
Pallbearers are Ricky Winkles Jr, Michael Laire, C.J. Laire, David Hamby, Robert, and Ronnie Holt.
Online registry: www.thompsonfuneralhome.net.
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