Jack C. Hammond

Jack C. Hammond -ABBEVILLE- Jack C. Hammond, age 88, of Abbeville, passed away Friday, January 13, 2012 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 3P.M. Sunday, January 15th in the Abbeville First Baptist Church. Reverend Tony Dixon, Reverend Chuck Taylor, Reverend Jim Faircoth and Reverend Tommy Baker will officiate. -Mr. Hammond was born October 27, 1923 in South Bend, Indiana having lived the greater part of his life in Abbeville. He was son of the late Frank Hammond and Joann Zimmer Hammond. He was owner-operator of Hammond's Fine Furniture and Appliances since 1945. He was a member and former treasurer at the Abbeville First Baptist Church. He was a member of the Pulaski County Farm Bureau. He was awarded a Football Scholarship to the University of Michigan but choose to serve his country in the Army as Private First Class from 1943-1946. While serving in WWII, he earned a Purple Heart from wounds he received in Abbeville, France. He also received the Bronze Star, Combat Infantry Badge 1st Award, WWII Victory Medal and the Honorable Service Lapel Button. While serving in the European Theatre in WWII, he was a member of the elite Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF). He was preceded in death by grandson, Kent Dozier in 2006. -Survivors include wife, Carolyn Hammond of Abbeville; son, Dr. William J. Hammond (Jan) of Fitzgerald; daughter, Kathy Dozier (William) of Abbeville; brother, Bill Hammond of Peoria, Illinois; grandchildren, Dr. Kaine Brown (Kelly), Heather Hammond NeSmith (Alan), Kacey Brown (Jenni), Will Hammond (Laura), Taylor Hammond, Chandler Hammond; and six great grandchildren. -In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Abbeville First Baptist Church, c/o Julia Davis, 203 Monroe Street, Abbeville, GA 31001 or the Stubbs Cemetery Fund, c/o Carol Culpepper, 113 Riverside Drive, Abbeville, GA 31001. -Frazier and Son Funeral Home in Rochelle is in charge of arrangements. -Please sign our online registry at www.fraziersonfuneralhome.com.