Henry Hamric

Henry E. Hamric, 87, of Hickory Plains, Arkansas, passed away December 14, 2014. He was a retired machine operator for Caterpillar Tractor Co., Joliet, Illinois, and he served in the Army during the Korean War.
He is survived by his wife of sixty-five years, Martha Jean Hamric; five children, Tom (Kathy) Hamric, Pat (George) Nugent, Joy (David) Tinsley, and Judy (Dennis) Neuhauser, all of Illinois, and JoAnne (Bobby) Jewell of Tucson, Arizona; ten grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren, all of whom he loved very much; three brothers, Kenneth and John of Texas and Bernard of Cabot; and one sister, Catherine of Illinois.
Henry was preceded in death by his mother, Veda and father Harvey Hamric; two brothers, Harvey and Orville Hamric; and three sisters, Naomi Coyle, Beatrice Ludescher and Fern Clark.
Family will receive friends beginning at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, December 18, 2014, at Smith - Westbrook Funeral Home, Beebe, with funeral service to follow at 2:00 p.m. Burial will be in Hickory Plains Cemetery. Arrangements by Smith - Westbrook Funeral Home.