Harry Hammond

Harry L Hammond, 77, of Hot Springs passed away, Monday, February 01, 2010 He was born on January 1, 1933, in Hot Springs, AR, the son of John Ezekiel and Florence Amy (Hayes) Hammond. His parents, brothers Johnny Hayes and Franklin Delano Hammond, and half-sister Norma Johnnell Joyce, Step brother Bryon Avery, step sisters, Nettie Ruth (Avery), Helen (Avery) Frazier, predeceased Harry. He is survived by his wife of 24 years Deborah (McDonough) Hammond, numerous nieces and nephews. Harry was an active member of the Hot Springs Chapter of the Ostomy Associates of America, Ouachita Chapter of the Arkansas Archeological Society and the Hot Springs Geology Club. Also, Harry was an avid photographer with his greatest collection and pride and joy being his various pictures of barns located in Arkansas, Ohio and Illinois. After graduation from Hot Springs High School in 1950 he entered the US Navy. The Korean War began during his third week in training and was assigned to the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Princeton and served his entire time as engine room machinist. Upon discharge he was employed at commercial land US Navy shipyards in the San Francisco CA area as supervisor, contract estimator and negotiator and managerial positions for 25 years. His final assignment was nuclear submarines, which in turn led to a new career, commercial nuclear fueled power plants such as Ano in Russellville and several others on the eastern sea board. His final and greatest achievement was a two year contract at a nuclear warhead plant in Southeast USA followed by retirement in 2000. Visitation will be Thursday, February 4, 2010 from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. at Hot Springs Funeral Home. The service will be Friday, February 5, at 11:00 A.M. at Harvey's Chapel Baptist Church on Mountain Pine Road in Hot Springs. Brother Joe Thompson will officiate with Brother Steven Ellison. Burial will follow at Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Don Ballard, Bill Love, Tommy Freeman, Jim Owen, Wayne Ball and David Ball. Honorary Pallbearers are the Men and Women's Sunday School classes, Sunday School teachers, and the choir of Harvey's Chapel Baptist Church, Members of Ostomy Associates of American, Hot Springs Chapter, Ouachita Chapter of the Arkansas Archeological Society, Hot Springs Geology Club and members, Hot Springs High School Class of 1950, Dus Spivey, Sandy and Keith Mclnroe, Gene and Yvonne George, Tommy and Jill Fletcher, Rachel Garner, Drs. Robert McCrary and Richard Gardial and staffs, David Black, Ray, Doris Gilbert, Forrest Frazier, Beth & Glenn Duncan, Chuck & Tina Langley, Bill Kimball, The staff of Hot Springs Dialysis and inpatient Arkansas Hospice at St. Joseph Medical Center.

Harry Hammond

February 1, 2010