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August 20, 1922 – September 22, 2008

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The McDougald Funeral Home2211 North Main StreetAnderson, SC 29621864-224-4343OBITUARYFLAG MR. WALTER GAMMEL August 20, 1922 - September 22, 2008HONEA PATH, SCMr. Walter Hawkins Gammel, Jr., age 86, husband of Betty Darby Gammel of 7 Sandstone Way, passed away on Monday, September 22, 2008 at the AnMed Health Medical Center in Anderson.Born in Montgomery, AL on August 20, 1922, Mr. Gammel was the son of the late Walter Hawkins and Odessa Preddy Gammel. He was a graduate of the University of Florida and served in the United States Navy during World War II as a Naval Photographer. He retired as a business forms designer in Jacksonville, FL. Mr. Gammel was a Mason for over 50 years, receiving his lifetime membership, and was a Shriner. He attended Trinity United Methodist Church in Honea Path, SC.He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Betty Darby Gammel; daughters, Gloria Christie and her husband, Brad of Due West, SC, Debbie Daniels and her husband, Paul of Keystone Heights, FL and Earline Edelson and her husband, Joe of Jacksonville, FL; sister, Mary Frances DeVane and her husband, Harvey of Lake City, FL; six grandchildren; one great grandson; niece, Dinah Black of Jacksonville, FL and many other nieces and nephews.A Graveside Service will be held on Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 11:00 am at the Due West A.R.P. Church Cemetery with Masonic Rites. The Reverend Will Harper will officiate.The family will be at their respective homes.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children, 950 W. Faris Road, Greenville, SC 29605 or the Muscular Dystrophy Association, 25 Woods Lake Rd #704, Greenville, SC 29607.A message of condolence may be sent to the family by visitingwww.mcdougaldfuneralhome.comThe McDougald Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
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