Hammond, Helen E.

HAMMOND, FULTON, MURPHY, GRAHAM, DUNCAN, BOELKINS

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Date: 2/26/2008 at 08:38:59

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FULTON, Ill. — Helen E. Hammond, 86, of 18930 16th Street, Fulton, IL, died Saturday, February 16, 2008, at Mercy Medical Center North, Clinton, IA.Private family services will be Wednesday, February 20, 2008, with the Rev. E.C. (Clair) Lathrop, associate pastor at First Reformed Church, Fulton, IL. There will be no visitation; The Fulton Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Interment will be in Fulton Township Cemetery, Fulton, IL. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Foundation. She was born June 15, 1921, in Carrollton, IL, to Claude and Clella (Fulton) Murphy. She attended Mt. Carroll grade schools and attended Mt. Carroll High School, Mt. Carroll, IL. She married David L. Hammond on December 24, 1937, in Davenport, IA. He died on July 22, 1997. She was a homemaker. She was an avid Cubs fan. Survivors include three daughters, Janice (Mrs. Bill) Graham of Fenton, IL, Mary Duncan of Fulton, IL, and Cheryl Boelkins of Fulton, IL; two sons, David “Butch” (Sylvia) Hammond of Fulton, IL, and Steve (Laura) Hammond of Clinton, IA; thirteen grandchildren; seventeen great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, David; and one brother, Richard Murphy. To send online condolences go to www.bosmarenkes.com.Death date: Feb. 16, 2008
Published in the Clinton Herald from 2/18/2008 - 2/20/2008