Vester Wayne Hams (1982)

Dianna Lea Pettyjohn and Vester Wayne Hams at their wedding (1963)

Vester Wayne Hams is the son of Vester Dallis Hams and Violet Lorraine Bothwell. Wayne, as he is known, was born about 1943.

In 1962, he married Dianna Lea Pettyjohn in Oregon. She is the daughter of Paul Garland Pettyjohn (Sr.) and Helen Lundell.

Children of Vester Wayne Hams and Dianna Lea Pettyjohn:

1. Jeffrey Wayne Hams was born in 1963 in Oregon.
2. Craig Darren Hams was born in 1964 in Oregon.
3. Leslie Kay Hams was born 16 Jun 1966 in Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon. She died 13 Feb 2004 at age 37 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon. On 18 Feb 2004, she was buried at High View Cemetery, Ione, Oregon.
4. Deena Dianne Hams was born in 1969 in Oregon.
5. Shawn Michael Hams was born in 1971 in Oregon.

Sources

Vester:

• Wedding from the Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, OR, 31 Jan 1963.

Leslie:

• Birth and Death from the Social Security Death Index [Name: Leslie K. Hams; SSN: 540-80-6700; Born: 16 Jun 1966; Died: 13 Feb 2004; SSN issued: Oregon (1973-1977)].