Lee Hallmark
January 19, 1945 ~ July 16, 2020
Comie "Lee" Hallmark, Jr., age 75, of Elkhart, passed away on Thursday, the 16th day of July 2020, at his home. Lee fought a battle with cancer for 3 years and never once complained. He was born on the 19th day of January 1945, in San Angelo, Texas, to parents Comie Lee Hallmark, Sr. and Billie Ray (Havins) Hallmark.
Lee was a member of the First Baptist Church of Elkhart and an Army Veteran. Lee loved traveling with his wife, Jan of 45 years, spending time with his children and grandchildren, working in the yard, and lending a helping hand to anyone in need. Lee never met a stranger and was always willing to help a friend. He was known as a mentor and a heavy influence on numerous peers in his professional career in the oil and gas industry.
He is preceded in death by his parents Comie and Billie Hallmark and sister Donna McCann.
Lee is survived by his wife Jan Hallmark of Elkhart, Texas; children, Carl Hallmark and wife Ivaof Elkhart, Texas, Steve Hallmark and wife Chérie of Krum, Texas, Shila Jackson and husband Travis of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Cody Hallmark and wife Angela of Elkhart, Texas; grandchildren, Justin, Kaycie, Katelynn, Kaden, Isabella, Hope, Faith, Taylor, Lauren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Friends are cordially invited to a visitation with the family from six o'clock until eight o'clock in the evening, on Sunday, the 19th day of July 2020 at Rhone Funeral Home.
Graveside services to celebrate the life of Lee Hallmark is to be conducted at ten o'clock in the morning on Monday, the 20th day of July 2020, at Pilgrim Cemetery in Elkhart, Texas with Pastor Jason Hoffman, Johnnie Keeling and Dave Johnson officiating.
Honorary pallbearers will be Gary Conway, Chad Chester, Jerry Rhoades, Wes Ballew, Jason Stovall, Richard Lasiter, Mickey King, Jimmy Hawkins, Buel Grigsby, Bobby Stovall, Fred Walker, Dave Johnson, Jim Dudley and the men of First Baptist Church of Elkhart.
Funeral services for Comie "Lee" Hallmark, Jr. are in care of Rhone Funeral Home, 3900 S. State Highway 19, Palestine, Texas.
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I am so very sorry to learn of Mr. Hallmark’s passing – Prayers for his sweet family.
I am deeply sorry for your loss. My heart goes out to the family .
My heart goes out to Nan HallmarkðŸ’
So very sorry for the loss of your loved on. I met Lee when I worked for Nueces gas gathering in Lamar Colo I was working on a replacing a cylinder head on a 7042 Waukesha and it was bitter cold,Lee opened up the trunk of his car got out a pair of coveralls and said looks like you could use a hand! First thing in my mind was I think can work for this man that was in 1983 I believe.
Sincere condolences to Lee’s children, Nan Katherine, Shila and Cody. May you Rest In Peace.
Nan Katherine I was so sorry to hear of the passing of your father. I know he loved you dearly. God Bless
When I was growing up, I always knew Commie simply as”Junior” and thought he was one of the coolest guys around. I loved the times we spent together and roughnecking with him and Doug on a couple of Tucker rigs. I always admired his zest for life and the decent way he treated other people. God bless ya, my longtime friend!
Her heart is breaking. Thanks for your kind words to her. I am Lee’s niece.
Jan, I’m so sad & sorry to hear about Lee. I appreciated you & Lee so much & it was so great knowing you both! I wish you the best as I know life will be difficult without him. But just know he touched so many lives & everyone loved him & you.
JR was one of the greatest men of all times.He was like a brother to me even tho we were cousins. We had many laughs about the times we were all kids (4 cousins) Jr and I always teamed up together against my brother (JIM) and cousin (DONNA) . We were the youngest of the 4 so we had to stand our ground for sure. We laughed about one time we were all at our Grandmother’s house and of course we were in a big fight. My Grandmother says to us 4 you all are driving me crazy, well we took it to heart and Donna and I ran over to the nearest folks and told her MOM was going CRAZY. Needless to say the lady drove us back home and to check on MOM , who was very embarrassed to say the least since we had told the lady MOM had gone CRAZY. OH forgot that JR had got a washcloth and was trying to wash Mom’s face to get her back to life, HA!! I loved my JR with all my heart and will forever miss him. I cannot put in words how much he meant to me. Love you my brother. Susie