Robert Hammond Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Robert J. Hammond, 73, of 3938 Salisbury Rd., died at 7:00 A.M. Monday (June 5, 2006) in WCA Hospital. He was born Dec. 1, 1932 in Jamestown, the son of Harry A. and Eva Seekins Hammond. For the past 33 years he had been the owner and operator of Hammond Greenhouse on the Salisbury Road. In earlier years he had worked for the Nordine Greenhouse in Mayville, with his father at Hammond & Son Blacktopping in Bemus Point, and for the Village of Bemus Point. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed hunting fishing and boating. He also loved all growing things, including flowers, trees, and shrubs. Surviving are his wife, the former Carol Foster, whom he married Jan. 12, 1963 in the Falconer First United Methodist Church; Three sons: David J. Hammond and his wife Dawn of Lakewood, John A. Hammond of Jamestown, and Mark L. Hammond of Fredonia; and a granddaughter, Leanne M. Aten of Lakewood. The funeral will be at 8:00 P.M. Wednesday in Powers, Present & Sixbey Funeral Home. The Rev. Susan Anslow Williams of St. Lukes Episcopal Church will officiate. Burial will be in Bemus Point Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 P.M. until the time of the 8:00 P.M. funeral service Wednesday in the funeral home. Email condolences may be sent by visiting the website www.presentsixbeyfuneral.com The family suggests that memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 111 W. Second St., Jamestown, N.Y. 14701.

Robert Hammond

June 7, 2006