Gustavus Orum Hamner

Gustavus Orum “Gus” Hamner - was born in Seale, Alabama, on May 18, 1927, and died on March 20, 2011. He was preceded in death by his Mother, Almyra Orum Hamner, and his Father, Herman Blue Hamner. He is survived by two brothers, H. Nicholas Hamner and George Feagin (Ann Graves) Hamner; two children, daughter, Gaussen Hamner, and son, Nicholas Feagin Hamner; grandson, Carson Lambert Hamner; niece, Nancy Hamner (Bill) Gordon; and nephew, George Feagin (Antoinette) Hamner, Jr. Gus attended schools in Phenix City, Alabama, graduating from Central High School. He received a B.A. from Emory University and an M.A. from the University of Alabama. After serving in the U. S. Air Force, achieving the rank of Captain, he did further graduate studies at the University of Texas in Austin. He served as a history instructor and college counselor at the Darlington School in Rome, Georgia, before being named first Headmaster of the Montgomery Academy, which opened in 1959. Before its first class graduated in l966, the school was granted a chapter of the Cum Laude Society. In l967, Gus became headmaster of the Julius T. Wright School for Girls here in Mobile, where he became a legend in his own time. Funeral services will take place at Dauphin Way United Methodist Chapel on Saturday, March 26, 2010, at 2 p.m., followed by burial in Spring Hill Cemetery at Dilston Street and Mordecai Lane. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Luke’s Episcopal School on University Boulevard. Condolences may be offered at www.radneyfuneralhome-mobile.com. Arrangements by Radney Funeral Home, 3155 Dauphin Street, Mobile, Alabama 36606.