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May 31, 1941 –  January 17, 2006  Whitesboro รข?? Funeral Services for Ralph Vernon Mangel, 64, will be 10 A.M. Friday, January 20, 2006 at Meador Funeral Home Chapel in Whitesboro. Interment will follow in Oakwood Cemetery.
Mr. Mangel passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2006 at Wilson N. Jones Medical Center in Sherman.

He was born May 31, 1941 in Pampa, Texas to Ralph Oliver and Dorothy (Archer) Mangel. He married Estelle Gean Rigsbay on July 3, 1973 in Oklahoma. He served in law enforcement in Cooke County for 27 years and retired from the Whitesboro Police Department on Oct. 31, 2005.

His love and dedication for his family was unconditional. He enjoyed watching his grandchildren play their favorite sports, especially football, cutting, motorcycle racing and spending time with his son on his ranch.

Survivors include his wife, Estelle Mangel of Whitesboro; 3 sons, Robert Ham and wife April of Denison, Donald Ham and wife Lisa of Sadler and Ronnie Ham of Whitesboro; 3 grandchildren, Corey, Dustin and Chisolm Ham; a sister and brother in law, Charlotte and Bill Henry of Sadler.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Ralph Oliver and Dorothy May Mangel.

Pallbearers are Paul Woody, Danny Phelps, Scott Taylor, Jason Winthorp, Mark Haning, Donald Russell and John Frith.