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Obituary For Garey Miles Hackney

Garey Miles Hackney, 73, of Nocona, Texas, passed away on September 1, 2021, in Bridgeport, Texas.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, September 11, 2021, at First Baptist Church in Bowie, Texas, with Pastor Mike Henson of First Baptist Church, Bowie will be officiating the service.

Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery in Woodward, Oklahoma at a later date.

Garey was born in Stephenville, Texas to Lawrence and Lorene (Posey) Hackney on August 25, 1948. He graduated high school in Woodward, Oklahoma in 1966. He married Donna Blasdel on September 1, 1968, in Woodward, Oklahoma. He graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1972. He worked in the oilfield for 18 years and in the environmental consulting industry for 30 years. He was an entrepreneur in both of those industries as well. He was a member of First Baptist Church, Bowie for the last 10 years.

Garey is preceded in death by his father Lawrence Hackney and his mother Lorene (Posey) Hackney.

Garey is survived by his wife Donna Beth Hackney; his son Scott Hackney and wife Nichole, his son Jeff Hackney and wife Tara; his brothers Ronnie Hackney and Jimmie Hackney and his wife Gayla; his grandchildren Chandler Hackney, Bailey (Hackney) Lewis, Meredith (Hackney) Lewis, Kendall Hackney, Ashlyn Hackney, and Makalyn Hackney; 4 great-grandchildren, and multitude of other family members and friends.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to your favorite charity.

Arrangements are entrusted to White Family Funeral Home of Bowie, Texas.

Guest Book

I'll always remember Garey's quick wit and crazy sense of dry humor... I became acquainted with Garey through the environmental industry and am so blessed to have known him.. He taught me a lot when I first started out and throughout the years we would keep in contact from time to time... Today is his birthday, as I was thankfully reminded by my calendar... So Happy Birthday Garey, thanks for the many years of friendship, may you RIP.... Forever missed, never forgotten..

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To Donna and all of Garey's family, whom he loved so deeply, Please know of my sincerest sympathies to you in this time of such great loss. You have been and remain in my prayers. I feel so fortunate and blessed to have had Garey as a friend. Even though we didn't see each other so much in these later years, the friendship we cultivated during our years of working together was for life. He was truthfully one of the most likable and enjoyable people to be around that I have ever known. I remember how he loved to laugh and was always smiling. He was the kind of person who made you feel better about yourself and the world just by being around him. He was excellent at his job and held an immense knowledge of his field of practice - he was like an encyclopedia when we worked together the many years he consulted with our school district. He had a story for every situation and could recall with incredible detail matters from the past concerning our buildings and others that he would share as was pertinent to whatever we were working on together. I was always amazed by that. When we needed him, he was there for us, as though we were his only client. Garey loved his family and his God. Both were a regular topic in our discussions. I will miss him very much. May you sense the perfect peace of our Lord as you remember and mourn the loss of Garey from your lives. John Hughes

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You will be missed Garey. Rest for now. DANIEL 12:13

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I will miss seeing Garey come through my door at FBC!! We had some great conversations about the weather! My prayers are with the family!! Scott Weber

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Dear Donna and family, we are so sorry and want to extend our deepest condolences. We are remembering the many times we spent at your and Garey's house, many laughters and fun we had. We will miss Gary. Hugs and love from Tim, Katie, Griffin & Jude, Andrew and Gladys Qualls, Midland, TX.

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We lost a wonderful man who was always so kind to meet and treated me like a son. I will truly miss him.

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