St. Clair County Obits

HARLAND DAVIS “JACK” HAND

Kansas City Star
21 December 2005
Harland Davis “Jack” Hand, age 81, of Rockville, Missouri, died on Sunday, December 18, 2005 at the Cedar County Memorial Hospital after suffering complications from a heart attack. He was born on December 8, 1924, in Taberville, Missouri to Frederick and Ella Davis Hand. The Hand family were fifth generation residents of Missouri, having homesteaded the original farm land in the 1850’s. Jack attended school in Taberville, graduated from the Appleton City High School in 1942, and received degrees from Missouri State University and Stanford Financial Management University in business administration. In 1945, Jack joined the Army/Air Force as a bombardier and flew missions in the European Theatre of World War II. He remained in the Army Reserve, retiring at a Major in 1984. Following his military service, Jack returned to College and then began a successful career in the oil industry. He worked for Cities Service Oil Company, Gulf Oil and Chevron Oil and lived in Kansas City, Missouri, Tulsa, Oklahoma, New Orleans, Louisiana, and Houston, Texas. Following his retirement in 1985, he returned to the family ranch. Jack was a noted cattleman and horseman, raising registered Polled Herefords and champion quarter horses. He was active in the American Quarter Horse Association, American Polled Hereford Association, the Taberville Fire Department, Army Reserves, American Rifle Association and in numerous community affairs. He was preceded in death in 1984 by his first wife of 35 years, Jo Ann Newkirk Hand; his brothers, Howard Hand of Nevada, Missouri and Herbert Hand of Adrian, Missouri; his sisters, Helen Harrison of Shawnee Mission, Kansas and Lorraine Jerome of Overland Park, Kansas, Ruth Hand of Kansas City, Missouri and Charlotte Hand of Rockville, Missouri. He is survived by his wife, Oswalda Neitfeld Hand, whom he married in 1996; his daughter, Marcia Hand Barnett of Dallas, Texas and granddaughter, Reghan Davis Barnett. Funeral Mass for Harland Davis Hand was held on Wednesday morning, December 21, 2005 at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church with Father Bill Krudwig officiating. Interment was in the Taberville Cemetery under the direction of the Hackleman and Sons Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Taberville Fire Department, Taberville Cemetery Association and the Alzheimer’s Association.

St. Clair County Courier
23 December 2005
Harland Davis “Jack” Hand, age 81, of Rockville, died Sunday, December 18, 2005 at the Cedar County Memorial Hospital after suffering complications from a heart attack. He was born on December 8, 1924, in Taberville to Frederick and Ella Davis Hand. The Hand family were fifth generation residents of Missouri, having homesteaded the original farm land in the 1850’s.
Jack attended school in Taberville, graduated from the Appleton City High School in 1942, and received degrees from Missouri State University and Stanford Financial Management University in business administration.
In 1945, Jack joined the Army/Air Force as a bombardier and flew missions in the European Theatre of World War II. He remained in the Army Reserve, retiring at a Major in 1984.
Following his military service, Jack returned to College and then began a successful career in the oil industry. He worked for Cities Service Oil Company, Gulf Oil and Chevron Oil and lived in Kansas City, Missouri, Tulsa, Oklahoma, New Orleans, Louisiana, and Houston, Texas. Following his retirement in 1985, he returned to the family ranch.
Jack was a noted cattleman and horseman, raising registered Polled Herefords and champion quarter horses. He was active in the American Quarter Horse Association, American Polled Hereford Association, the Taberville Fire Department, Army Reserves, American Rifle Association and in numerous community affairs.
He was preceded in death in 1984 by his first wife of 35 years, Jo Ann Newkirk Hand; his brothers, Howard Hand of Nevada, Missouri and Herbert Hand of Adrian, Missouri; his sisters, Helen Harrison of Shawnee Mission, Kansas and Lorraine Jerome of Overland Park, Kansas, Ruth Hand of Kansas City, Missouri and Charlotte Hand of Rockville, Missouri.
He is survived by his wife, Oswalda Neitfeld Hand, whom he married in 1996; his daughter, Marcia Hand Barnett of Dallas, Texas and granddaughter, Reghan Davis Barnett.
Funeral Mass for Harland Davis Hand was held on Wednesday morning, December 21, 2005 at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church with Father Bill Krudwig officiating. Interment was in the Taberville Cemetery under the direction of the Hackleman and Sons Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were Orville Oehring Jr., Rick Barnett, David Oehring, John Neal Sr., John Neal Jr., and Darrell Dains. Honorary pallbearers were Jack Knight, Eugene Rotert, Gene Parks and Wright Piepmier.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Taberville Fire Department, Taberville Cemetery Association and the Alzheimer’s Association.