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Oliver Lee Hammond Jr.
Mar 9, 2013
March 9, 2013
Oliver Lee Hammond Jr., 77, of Decatur, died Saturday, March 9, 2013, at his residence.
He was a member of Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church, was a volunteer for the CPD Public Service Unit and a member of the Experimental Aircraft Association (E.A.A.). He was a private pilot for more than 40 years and was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Oliver Lee Hammond Sr. and Gladys Hammond; and one son, Gary Lane Hammond.
Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Carol Hammond; four children: one son, Mike Hammond and his wife, Sue, of Georgetown, and three daughters, Vicky Price and her husband, Tony, of Memphis, Lisa Beckler and her husband, Jerry, of Ocoee, and Lori McKay of Cleveland; 12 grandchildren, Mike Hammond Jr. and his wife, Traci, Chad Hammond and his wife, Dorothy, Joe Hampton and his wife, Vicky, Chris Gumm, Bridget Gumm, Sean Price, Trea Price, Dustin Woods, P.J. McKay, Meagan Jones and her husband, Jay, Montana Crisp and Roy Crisp; six great-grandchildren, Connor Hampton, Peyton Hampton, Bryce Hammond, Malachi Woods, Alexis Ward and Sterling Jones; a special friend, Joey Little; and siblings, Nell Steckman and her husband, Ray, of Norfolk, Va., Richard Hammond of Lufkin, Texas, Elaine Hammond of Hendersonville, and Bob Hammond of Cleveland.
A Celebration of Life Service will be 7 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Ralph Buckner Funeral Home with the Rev. Hugh Bryan and Dr. Ralph Rivers officiating. A private family burial will be held Wednesday at Johnston Cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers will be Mike Hammond Jr., Chad Hammond, Joe Hampton, Dustin Woods, Chris Gumm, P.J. McKay, Jay Jones, Sean Price, Trea Price, Connor Hampton, Adam Hammond and John Collins.
The family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to the Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church Youth Group, 355 Lake Haven Circle, Decatur, TN 37322.
Ralph Buckner Funeral Home of Cleveland is in charge of arrangements.
