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Warren R. Hamby
1938 - 2025
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1938
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2025
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Warren Hamby Obituary
Born: June 19, 1938 | Died: August 15, 2025
Warren R Hamby, age 87, of Huntersville, North Carolina, previously of Loda and Plainfield, Illinois, passed away peacefully with his children by his side on Friday, August 15th, 2025, in Huntersville. Warren was born on June 19, 1938, in Mattoon, Illinois to Kenneth and Lillian (Kindel) Hamby. Warren married Patricia (McLain) Hamby on November 4, 1961, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They had 3 children together during their 62+ years of marriage.
Warren worked as a Power Generation Field Engineer for General Electric for most of his adult life, retiring from GE in 1995. Warren retired from the United States Army Reserve as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1991.
Warren was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather who loved spending time with his family. He was preceded in death by his parents, his siblings Francis E Hamby and Shirley D Hamby, his wife Patricia L Hamby, and his great-grandson Maximus Jonathas.
Left to cherish his memory are his son William (Jenny) Hamby of Plainfield, Illinois, daughter Annette (Glen) Morrow of Huntersville, North Carolina, and daughter Michelle (Ken) Hogan of Grafton, Wisconsin; grandchildren Gillian (Michael) Jonathas, Kyle (Bea) Morrow, Hannah (Colin) Stephens, Lindsy (Nathan) Zeter, Sarah (Liam McKinney) Evinic, Margaret Hamby, Ryan Hamby, Joshua (Dani) Hogan, and Jacob Hogan; and 9 great grandchildren.
Services for Warren will be held on Thursday, August 28, 2025, at Baier Family Funeral Services at 406 E Pells Street, Paxton, Illinois. Visitation will be held at 9 a.m. with funeral to follow at the funeral home. Burial with military honors at Pine Ridge Cemetery, Loda, Illinois.
Memorials may be made to Community in Christ Lutheran Church, Huntersville, North Carolina, The Salvation Army, or to Camp Luck for children with congenital heart defects and their siblings (campluck.com).
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