Redus Martin Hammett

Redus Martin Hammett, age 73, of Belton, SC, passed away at Rainey Hospice House on Friday, February 20, 2026.

He was born on July 11, 1952, to Elizabeth Martin Hammett and Lawrence Orr Hammett, Jr. in Anderson, SC.

Martin spent his early years in Anderson and then made the long trek down the road to Belton, SC where he lived out his life. He always told people that he worked construction all his life and he did. His first project was a village he built in the woods near his house which he named Camp Cherokee. It was the scene of many misadventures. He helped build a double-decker tree house in a pecan tree in his back yard. So, what he said was true, he was in the construction business all his life. Martin loved the outdoors and he liked to work with his hands. He wore blue jeans years before they were cool, and even in the hospital he wanted to have his jeans on. While he was a committed curmudgeon, he had a special place in his heart for all the children in the family. He had plenty of opinions, but he loved them and was very proud of them. Martin also had loyal, true-blue friends who saw him through to the end.

Martin was predeceased by his parents, his sister, Alice Elizabeth Hammett; his brother, Lawrence Orr Hammett, III; and his niece, Elizabeth Huff Sleeman.

He is survived by his sister, May Ligon Hammett Huff; his sister-in-law, Rosalind Jeffcoat Hammett; and his nephews Thomas Hammett Huff, Lawrence Orr Hammett, IV, and Jacob Keller Hammett; his great nephews, James Louis Huff and William Thomas Sleeman; and his great niece, Laura Elizabeth Huff; and his aunt June Dodd Martin.

A graveside service will be held on Sunday, February 22, 2026, at 2:00 pm at Belton City Cemetery with Rev. Nick Kirby officiating.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to The Rainey Hospice House, 1835 Rogers Road, Anderson, SC 29621 or First Baptist Church of Belton, SC, 105 Brown Road, Belton, SC 29627.

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