Otto Glenn Hamer, 91, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, at Westview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Born June 11, 1919 in Princeton, he was the son of Otto George and Bessie LaNell (Gilley) Hamer. 

He married Loetta Myrtle Long on Feb. 18, 1940. He was a retired special inspector for the New York Central Railroad and was a mechanic.

Survivors include his  wife, Loetta Hamer of Mitchell; son, Glenn (Linda) Hamer of Mitchell; son-in-law, Barry Clark;  four grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; nine great great-grandchildren; and four step great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Barbara Jean Clark; and brothers, Charles and Donald Hamer.

Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the Memorial Chapel of Chastain Funeral Home with the Rev. Glenn Hamer officiating.  Burial will be in Hamer Cemetery with military honors conducted by by Cecil C. Martin American Legion Post 250 and Marvin R. Davis Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 9107.

Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Thursday and 11 a.m. until the service hour on  on Thursday at the funeral home.