Judy
Judy Hammonds
d. September 18, 2012
Judy Hammonds
Gate City, VA | September 18, 2012
Judy Hammonds, 67, of the Manville Community, passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2012 following a long struggle with ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig 's disease.
Judy was a lifelong resident of Scott County and a 1963 graduate of Rye Cove High School. She had worked at the Nickels Department Store, Herald Virginia Newspaper, Jennings Clothing and Farm Bureau. Judy always enjoyed working in her flowers. She was well known for her crafts and she decorated for a lot of weddings. She attended Bethel Apostolic church.
She was preceded in death by her father, Otis Starnes.
Survivors include her mother, Myrtle Flanary Starnes, Ridgecrest Manor, Duffield, VA, her loving and devoted husband, Don Hammonds, Gate City, VA, brothers and sisters-in –law, Jack and Sandra Starnes, Wise, VA, Teddy and Sue Starnes, Duffield, VA, two nephews and family, Steven Starnes and Donna Gibson, Duffield, VA, Jeffery and Lindsey Starnes, Madison, Ryleigh, and Baby Evan, Grundy, VA, one niece and family, Gena Scurlock, Devon, Logan, and Jacob, AZ, step daughter and family Amy and Aaron Ward, Cole Ward and Blake Hillman, Gate City, VA, special cousins, Faye Kerns and Danny Ward and wife Nancy, in-laws, Emogene and Charlie Hammonds, Gate City, VA, Brenda Flora and Mack Myers, Christiansburg, VA, Bryan and Sloan Bowen and Jarrod and Will Bowen, Cassie and Matthew, Christiansburg, VA, Lowell and Myra Hammonds, Nickelsville, VA, Stephanie, Gerald and Justin Reed, Alan and Laura Hammonds, Nickelsville, VA, and two very special young ladies, Madeline Lane and Abby Wettack.
Judy treasured her longtime friendship with Margaret and Charles Sigmond, Mike and Keltie Kerney and Clarcie Lane. Her best friends were Norma McDavid, Diana Summer, Robin Bond, Nancy Lane, Deborah Gillenwater, Janet Roach, Faye Hill, Sandra Ashworth, Rosa Tipton, Ruth Shepherd and Cathy Johnson.
Judy felt truly blessed to have the opportunity to have met so many people throughout her life that she considered her special friends, including her church family at Bethel Apostolic Church and Manville Holiness Church, her former coworkers at Farm Bureau as well as many others in the Farm Bureau organization and many current and former employees at Ridgecrest Manor.
Her illness brought many special people into her life. Judy was truly grateful to Carol Spivey for the care of and everything she did. The people with the ALS Association, Jennifer Mundy and Patient Family services Coordinator, Wanda Moser, also, Hospice and Palliative Care base in Norton VA, Diane Rose, Barbara Mosier, Reverend Gregory Sargent, Chaplin Sue Mullins and Diana Ott. They all did everything possible to make things more comfortable for Judy
.
Special Thanks to her friends of the Manville Community, especially Elizabeth Peters for all the delicious food that she prepared and walked quite a distance to deliver. A big thank you to Wayne Hammonds who brought Elizabeth to visit and for bringing loads of vegetables and canned goods. Appreciation also goes to Glenna Blankenbeckler, Martha Pendleton, Zella Peters, Eddie Spivey, Nancy Peters, Janice Gillenwater, Louise Hammonds, Billy and Bobbie Tigor, Jimmy and Phyllis Combs, and Pat and Danny Dillow for their visits and all the delicious food they brought.
God truly blessed Judy with a very special friend and caregiver, Robin Grizzle. Robin was like a daughter to Judy. They always enjoyed every day together. They cried some and laughed some but most of all, they laughed.
Judy was a true lover of animals, especially dogs. She considered her dog, Prince, a member of the family.
The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel, of Gate City Funeral Home, Friday, September 21, 2012. Funeral services will be conducted at 7:00 p.m. with Pastor Garland Tipton of Bethel Apostolic Church, Pastor Will Shewey of Salem United Methodist Church and Reverend Gregory Sargent of Hopsice officiating. Music will be provided by Mary Ann Williams, Rick Osborne, Ronnie Tipton and Gregory Sargent.
Pallbearers will include, Alan Hammonds, Mike Kerney, Scott Morgan, Dwayne Peters, Jeff Starnes, Steven Starnes, Danny Ward, David Wettack, Tommy Williams and Blake Hillman. Honorary pallbearers will include, Charlie Hammonds, Lowell Hammonds, Barry Flora, Dennis Jones, Jamerson Jones, Bill Peters, Ronnie Tipton, Mack Myers, Bryan Bowen Gerald Reed and Wayne Hammonds.
She requested her body to be cremated and her ashes scattered at the gravesite of her parent in the Hall Cemetery, Stanleytown, VA and at the Hammonds Cemetery on the family farm.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Judy's name to; A.L.S. Association – DC/MD/VA Chapter, 7507 Standish Place, Rockville, MD, 20855-2731.
An online guest registry is available for the Hammonds family at www.gatecityfunerals.com.
Gate City Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Judy Hammonds.
Gate City, VA | September 18, 2012
Judy Hammonds, 67, of the Manville Community, passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2012 following a long struggle with ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig 's disease.
Judy was a lifelong resident of Scott County and a 1963 graduate of Rye Cove High School. She had worked at the Nickels Department Store, Herald Virginia Newspaper, Jennings Clothing and Farm Bureau. Judy always enjoyed working in her flowers. She was well known for her crafts and she decorated for a lot of weddings. She attended Bethel Apostolic church.
She was preceded in death by her father, Otis Starnes.
Survivors include her mother, Myrtle Flanary Starnes, Ridgecrest Manor, Duffield, VA, her loving and devoted husband, Don Hammonds, Gate City, VA, brothers and sisters-in –law, Jack and Sandra Starnes, Wise, VA, Teddy and Sue Starnes, Duffield, VA, two nephews and family, Steven Starnes and Donna Gibson, Duffield, VA, Jeffery and Lindsey Starnes, Madison, Ryleigh, and Baby Evan, Grundy, VA, one niece and family, Gena Scurlock, Devon, Logan, and Jacob, AZ, step daughter and family Amy and Aaron Ward, Cole Ward and Blake Hillman, Gate City, VA, special cousins, Faye Kerns and Danny Ward and wife Nancy, in-laws, Emogene and Charlie Hammonds, Gate City, VA, Brenda Flora and Mack Myers, Christiansburg, VA, Bryan and Sloan Bowen and Jarrod and Will Bowen, Cassie and Matthew, Christiansburg, VA, Lowell and Myra Hammonds, Nickelsville, VA, Stephanie, Gerald and Justin Reed, Alan and Laura Hammonds, Nickelsville, VA, and two very special young ladies, Madeline Lane and Abby Wettack.
Judy treasured her longtime friendship with Margaret and Charles Sigmond, Mike and Keltie Kerney and Clarcie Lane. Her best friends were Norma McDavid, Diana Summer, Robin Bond, Nancy Lane, Deborah Gillenwater, Janet Roach, Faye Hill, Sandra Ashworth, Rosa Tipton, Ruth Shepherd and Cathy Johnson.
Judy felt truly blessed to have the opportunity to have met so many people throughout her life that she considered her special friends, including her church family at Bethel Apostolic Church and Manville Holiness Church, her former coworkers at Farm Bureau as well as many others in the Farm Bureau organization and many current and former employees at Ridgecrest Manor.
Her illness brought many special people into her life. Judy was truly grateful to Carol Spivey for the care of and everything she did. The people with the ALS Association, Jennifer Mundy and Patient Family services Coordinator, Wanda Moser, also, Hospice and Palliative Care base in Norton VA, Diane Rose, Barbara Mosier, Reverend Gregory Sargent, Chaplin Sue Mullins and Diana Ott. They all did everything possible to make things more comfortable for Judy
.
Special Thanks to her friends of the Manville Community, especially Elizabeth Peters for all the delicious food that she prepared and walked quite a distance to deliver. A big thank you to Wayne Hammonds who brought Elizabeth to visit and for bringing loads of vegetables and canned goods. Appreciation also goes to Glenna Blankenbeckler, Martha Pendleton, Zella Peters, Eddie Spivey, Nancy Peters, Janice Gillenwater, Louise Hammonds, Billy and Bobbie Tigor, Jimmy and Phyllis Combs, and Pat and Danny Dillow for their visits and all the delicious food they brought.
God truly blessed Judy with a very special friend and caregiver, Robin Grizzle. Robin was like a daughter to Judy. They always enjoyed every day together. They cried some and laughed some but most of all, they laughed.
Judy was a true lover of animals, especially dogs. She considered her dog, Prince, a member of the family.
The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the Gene Falin Memorial Chapel, of Gate City Funeral Home, Friday, September 21, 2012. Funeral services will be conducted at 7:00 p.m. with Pastor Garland Tipton of Bethel Apostolic Church, Pastor Will Shewey of Salem United Methodist Church and Reverend Gregory Sargent of Hopsice officiating. Music will be provided by Mary Ann Williams, Rick Osborne, Ronnie Tipton and Gregory Sargent.
Pallbearers will include, Alan Hammonds, Mike Kerney, Scott Morgan, Dwayne Peters, Jeff Starnes, Steven Starnes, Danny Ward, David Wettack, Tommy Williams and Blake Hillman. Honorary pallbearers will include, Charlie Hammonds, Lowell Hammonds, Barry Flora, Dennis Jones, Jamerson Jones, Bill Peters, Ronnie Tipton, Mack Myers, Bryan Bowen Gerald Reed and Wayne Hammonds.
She requested her body to be cremated and her ashes scattered at the gravesite of her parent in the Hall Cemetery, Stanleytown, VA and at the Hammonds Cemetery on the family farm.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Judy's name to; A.L.S. Association – DC/MD/VA Chapter, 7507 Standish Place, Rockville, MD, 20855-2731.
An online guest registry is available for the Hammonds family at www.gatecityfunerals.com.
Gate City Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Judy Hammonds.
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