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In Loving Memory of SMSgt Robert Hobday USAF (Ret)

In Loving Memory of SMSgt Robert Hobday USAF (Ret)

by Bob McElwain | Apr 27, 2022 | Obituaries and Tributes

    SMSgt. Robert L. Hobday USAF (Ret.), passed away at the age of 78 at the Masonic Village Healthcare Center on February 11, 2022.  His loving wife and family were by his side.  Known to most as Bob, he was the son of the late Hilda Hobday of...
In Loving Memory of MSgt (Ret) Evan Nelson

In Loving Memory of MSgt (Ret) Evan Nelson

by Bob McElwain | Mar 12, 2022 | Obituaries and Tributes

  Evan Ray Nelson JULY 1, 1936 – MARCH 7, 2022 Evan Ray Nelson, 85, died Monday, March 7, in Norman, OK surrounded by family. Evan was born July 1, 1936, in Duncan to Levi and Halene Nelson. He was raised in Oklahoma City where he met his lifelong...
In Loving Memory of SMSgt (Ret) Melvin Swope

In Loving Memory of SMSgt (Ret) Melvin Swope

by Bob McElwain | Jan 31, 2022 | Obituaries and Tributes, Uncategorized

Melvin Dale Swope   Melvin Dale Swope was born July 18, 1937 in Liberty, Pennsylvania, to Sebert Eldon Swope and Ellen Catherine (Wiemert) Swope. He passed away January 19, 2022. He served in the U.S. Air Force for 27 years. He is survived by his wife Joan Carol...
In Loving Memory of TSgt (Ret) Frank Provenzano

In Loving Memory of TSgt (Ret) Frank Provenzano

by Bob McElwain | Jan 10, 2022 | Obituaries and Tributes

Frank Provenzano   Retired TSgt. Frank Provenzano, 90, of Las Vegas, Nevada, passed away on December 27, 2021. On November 7, 1931, Frank was born to Ralph Eugene and Mary Provenzano in Ozone Park, New York. He joined the US Air Force in 1952 and retired in 1975....
In loving Memory of MSgt (Ret) Willie Harris

In loving Memory of MSgt (Ret) Willie Harris

by Bob McElwain | Dec 31, 2021 | Obituaries and Tributes, Uncategorized

MSgt (Ret) Willie Harris My Tribute to MSgt (Ret) Willie Harris By Bob McElwain   I met Willie in December of 1983 when I left TAC HQ to become the superintendent of the 35 TTW Life Support at George AFB. CA.   Willie was the NCOIC of the 562 TTS in the...
In loving Memory of SMSgt (Ret) Kemper B. Kinchen

In loving Memory of SMSgt (Ret) Kemper B. Kinchen

by Bob McElwain | Dec 29, 2021 | Obituaries and Tributes, Uncategorized

SMSgt (Ret) Kemper Kinchen   A Few Words About My Buddy Kemper Kinchen By Bob McElwain On 11 February 2021 with the greatest of sadness, I delivered the heartbreaking news of the death of our colleague and friend, SMSgt (Ret) Kemper B Kinchen.  KB as he was...
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