Delorus Irene Moore Hamann

Delorus Irene Moore Hamann, 84, of 2311 Elm, formerly of 312 Spruce, died at 8:20 a.m. Monday (June 13, 2011) in Blessing Hospital.

Born Sept. 1, 1926, in Payson, Delorus was a daughter of Willis and Cora Morgan Moore. She married Julius Junior "JJ" Hamann on March 8, 1946, in Quincy. He died in 2006.

Mrs. Hamann was a member of Madison Park Christian Church. She was a 1944 graduate of Payson-Seymour High School where she was an active cheerleader. Delorus enjoyed golfing with her husband and playing cards and was a bowler for most of her adult life. She was an avid St. Louis Cardinals and Quincy Blue Devils basketball fan, and especially enjoyed spending time with her family.

Delorus was employed at Sears for 30 years until her retirement. She then returned to work at Little Folks, retiring after 10 years.

Survivors include two sons, Steven Hamann and his wife, Carolyn, and Rodney Hamann and his wife, Jo, both of Quincy; two daughters, Debra Wingerter-Griffin of Quincy and Linda Vaughn and her husband, Anthony, of Henderson, Nev.; 11 grandchildren, Bryan Hamann and his wife, Jana, Chris Hamann, Scott Hamann, Jeremy Hamann, Becky Hamann, Matthew Hamann, Shane Wingerter and his wife, Jennifer, Brittany Smith and her husband, Thomas, Kayla Wingerter, Shelby Homan and Alex Homan; six great-grandchildren, Ben Wingerter, Bethany Wingerter, Corrie Wingerter, Ryan Hamann, Tanner Stone and Christian Hamann; and several loving nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Hamann was preceded in death by her parents; husband; two brothers, Cecil and Russell Moore; and two sisters, Bertha Hester and Florence Walker; and a daughter-in-law, Katie Hamann.

SERVICES: 10 a.m. Thursday in the Zehender Robinson Stormer Cookson Funeral Home with the Rev. Bob Cowman conducting. Burial will be in Greenmount Cemetery.

VISITATION: 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday morning until the time of services in the funeral home.

MEMORIALS: Quincy Senior Citizen Center or to the Alzheimer's Association.

ARRANGEMENTS: Zehender Robinson Stormer Cookson Funeral Home.

Condolences may be expressed online at www.whig.com.