Rev. Donald A Hamm, 89, of Stanwood, Wash., was born May 14, 1918, in Bird City, Kansas; and died Nov. 23, 2007, in Stanwood, Wash.
A graduate of Bird City High school, he continued his education at Los Angeles Pacific College.
He retired from the ministry with more than 40 years of service. He was a member of the Pacific Northwest Conference of the Free Methodist Church.
He was preceded in death by his first wife of 61 years, Lenora F. Hamm; and his second wife of three years, Virginia Phillips-Hamm.
He is survived by two sisters, Trudy Voorhies and Geraldine Meyers; a daughter, Donna Joy; a son, Mark Nolan; and two grandchildren, Susan Lynn and Kiel Nolan Hamm.
A memorial service was held at 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007, in the Beachwood Lounge of the Warm Beach Senior community.