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MILITARY VETERAN OBITS & TRIBUTES
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WILLIAM H. FUNDERBURKE
January 2, 2004 ~ HALLETTSVILLE - William H. "Bill" Funderburke, 72, of Hallettsville,
died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2004. He was born Jan. 30, 1931, in Milwaukee, Wis., to the late
William Henry and Marjorie Crumb Funderburke.
He was a Veteran of the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War, and was a life member of the
First Marine Division and Disabled American Veterans. He was a member of Fox 27 Marine
Company, Vietnam Dog Handlers, Vietnam Veterans of America, VFW, American Legion,
Sons of Confederate Veterans, and Order of Confederate Rose. He was a member of St.
Peter Lutheran Church.
Survivors: wife, Nancy Gale Nolan Funderburke; daughters, Cindy Funderburke of Houston,
and Athena Rivera and Cheri Castilleja, both of Hallettsville; sons, William H. Funderburke V
of Houston and Daniel C. Funderburke of Austin; three grandchildren; and three great-grand
children. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Salem Cemetery, the Rev. Herb Beyer
officiating. Kubena Funeral Home, Hallettsville, 361-798-3271.
Memorials: St. Peter Lutheran Church of Hallettsville.
ERIC G. SANDSTROM ~ September 22, 1920 - November 3, 2003
DR. THOMAS C. PARRAMORE ~ 1932 - 2004
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Day is done, gone the sun, from the lake,
from the hills, from the sky. All is well, safely rest, God is nigh...
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[Carved in a wall of a POW camp in Hanoi]
For those who fought for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will never know. |
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A tale begun in other days, when summer suns were glowing ~
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A simple chime that served to time the rhythm of our rowing ~  |
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