Logan Hamby

Corporal Logan James Hamby, 20, passed away at his home on November 14, 2023, in Jacksonville, NC, after losing a battle with depression. He was born on August 4, 2003, in Lawrence, KS, the much-loved and only son of David and Stephanie (McDuff) Hamby and beloved brother to Taylor (Hamby) Cabral.

Logan entered the United States Marine Corps a month after graduating from Free State High School in May 2021. He graduated basic training as a Private First Class as an expert rifleman in September 2021 from the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego. He completed Infantry Training Battalion and participated in the Recon Training and Assessment Program at Camp Pendleton, CA, before being relocated to Camp LeJeune in Jacksonville, NC, in December 2021. While at Camp LeJeune, Logan served as a supply administrative clerk for the Marine Raider Regiment.

Logan was a young man whose playful antics and sarcastic wit kept his family and friends laughing. He was adventurous in spirit, loyal to friends, and fiercely private. His favorite activities included playing video games on his computer and Xbox as well as hanging out with his beloved dog, Sierra, and cat, Whiskey. As a teen, Logan and his dad developed a shared enjoyment of indoor and outdoor rock climbing. They completed the American Alpine Institute Outdoor Rock Climbing Course and climbed the First Flatiron Mountain together in Boulder, CO. In recent years, he enjoyed training and competing in boxing, mixed martial arts, and Jiu-Jitsu through Thatchers' Training Center in Lawrence and at Rising Athlete Warriors MMA in Jacksonville, NC.

As a kid, he loved camping at Clinton Lake and in Estes Park, CO, with the Royal Ambassadors at FSBC Lawrence, where he was a member. Throughout his life, Logan built great memories with his sister while traveling with their parents to Italy, Poland, and Hawaii. The siblings also relished traveling together with their grandparents, and sometimes with exchange student siblings, to Disney parks, on roadtrips along the East and West coasts and cruises to Alaska, Europe, and the Caribbean. Perhaps one of his favorite adventures was a roadtrip he took with his friends to California in June 2021, in between his graduation from high school and beginning boot camp. Logan's beautiful photographs of his travels dot the walls of his parents' home and will be cherished in the years to come.

He is also survived by his wife of two years, Corporal Megan Ozaki of Jacksonville, NC; his brother-in-law, Justin Cabral of Topeka, KS; niece, Hadassah Cabral and a future nephew of Topeka, KS; grandparents, Theo and Celia McDuff of Wichita, KS; and grandparents, Brian and Doris Hamby of Hutchinson, KS; two uncles, two aunts, and seven cousins of Wichita, KS; and extended family in Michigan, Indiana, and Oklahoma. Logan was the host brother to Teresa Tinebra of Asti, Italy; Anna-Sofie Skov of Ishøj, Denmark; Alessandra Maltempi of Carate Brianza, Italy; Jorge Cáceres of Campeche, Mexico; and Lucas Ohlberger of Wiesbaden, Germany. Logan will also be missed by a tight-knit group of friends.

Funeral arrangements are being arranged by Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. On Thursday, November 30, there will be both a visitation from 1:00 to 2:00 pm and a Funeral service at 2:00 pm at FSBC Lawrence, 4300 W. 6th St. The burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the non-profit Stop Soldier Suicide in memorial of Logan Hamby at https://stopsoldiersuicide2023.funraise.org/fundraiser/hamby or mail a donation directly to Stop Soldier Suicide, P.O. Box 110605, Durham, NC, 27709.

Online condolences made at rumsey-yost.com