Doctor Robert D. Hamsher

Male 1908 - 2000  (92 years)


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  • Name Robert D. Hamsher 
    Title Doctor 
    Birth 1908  Dansville, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Military Service Abt 1942 
    World War II (US)
    US Army Air Corps 
    Death 17 Oct 2000  Dover, Kent Co., Delaware, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Union/Scottsburg Cemetery, Conesus, Livingston Co., New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Robert and Viola (Jones) Hamsher
    Robert and Viola (Jones) Hamsher
    Plot: Hamsher
    Notes 
    • DOVER, DEL - Robert D. Hamsher, DDS, 92, formerly of Dansville, died Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2000 at the Capitol Nursing Center in Dover, Del. as a result of natural causes.
      Born in Dansville, he was the son of the late Glenn and Katherine Layer Hamsher. Dr. Hamsher was a WWII veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps where he served as a captain in the Dental Officers Corps. While stationed in Air Supply at Langley Air Force Base, he established the first dental clinic at Dover Air Force Base.

      Upon his discharge from active duty, he moved back to Dansville where he was active in community and professional affairs. He was a long time member of the vestry at St. Peter's Episcopal Church and was a founder and charter member of the Dansville Area Historical Society. He was a life member of Daniel Goho Post #87 of The American Legion, a past president of the Livingston County Dental Association and a past president of the Dansville Board of Trade.

      Dr. Hamsher moved to Dover, Del. in 1996. Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his wife Viola Jones Hamsher in 1979 and his daughter Joanne Hamsher Gilbert in April 2000. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Sandra and John Dobbins and son-in-law Dr. Arthur Gilbert, all of Dover, and one grandson, Robert Gilbert of Washington State.

      Graveside services, overseen by Chamberlin Funeral Home of Dansville, will take place Saturday, Nov. 18, 2000 at 11 a.m. in the Union Cemetery, Scottsburg, N.Y. (GCE, November 16, 2000, p4)
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    Last Modified 30 Oct 2011 

    Father Glenn Clair Hamsher,   b. 1883, Sparta, Livingston Co., New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1974, Dansville, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Mother Katherine Emma Layer,   b. 1880   d. 1955 (Age 75 years) 
    Family ID F3751  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Viola Jones,   b. 1914, Binghamton, Broome Co., New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Mar 1979, Dansville, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Children 
     1. Sandra Hamsher
    +2. Joanne Hamsher,   b. 16 Oct 1935, Waverly, Tioga Co., New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Apr 2000, Dover, Kent Co., Delaware, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
    Family ID F12912  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1908 - Dansville, North Dansville, Livingston Co., New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Oct 2000 - Dover, Kent Co., Delaware, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Union/Scottsburg Cemetery, Conesus, Livingston Co., New York, USA Link to Google Earth
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