Hector Urban “Ronny” Hamel III, 71, passed away on August 1, 2026. Hector was born in Union, Miss., on August 17, 1954, to Hector Urban Hamel Jr. and Margaret Allaine Hamel. Hector also had a deep love of music, which brought him great joy throughout his life. He is preceded in death by his father, Hector Urban Hamel Jr. of Etna, N.H.; brother, Louis Hamel; and sister, Carol Hamel Stewart. Left to cherish his memory are his mother, Margaret Allaine McGee; stepfather, Dan McGee; sister, Susan Hamel Bradshaw; and many uncles, aunts, cousins, nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews, and other relatives and friends.