Condon Ralph "Connie" Hammon
Decatur
C.R. Hammon, 79, of Decatur joined his wife to be with the Lord on December 27, 2011. Connie was born December 21, 1932 to James Daniel and Lonnie Bell Williams Hammon in Morgan County and raised in the Danville and Falkville communities.
He achieved the rank of corporal in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict then went to work at Fruehauf in Vermillion, Ohio, after the war. Returning to Alabama in 1957 with his wife and son in to take advantage of the GI Bill, he worked at service stations while attending vocational school studying electricity.
During the space race, he was employed by Brown Engineering and worked on the development of the Saturn V, leaving in 1968 to form Hammon Electric Company, Inc. with his twin brother, Kenneth. Following Kenneth's passing, he closed Hammon Electric and joined his son, Gary, at EPIC Design and Contracting, Inc. until his death.
He was a member of Central Park Baptist Church, a Masonic Member Lodge No. 29, a Shriner, and a founding member of the Alabama State Trooper Auxiliary Patrol and the Decatur Electrical/Mechanical Contractor's Association (DEMCA).
His lifelong interest in politics mirrored his involvement in several George C. Wallace campaigns and being instrumental in the elections and re-elections of both David Sandlin as Sheriff and Dick Fleming as Chairman of the Morgan County Commission,
He is remembered by all for his common sense, humor and wit as well as his extensive electrical knowledge.
Connie was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Norma Jean Delmore Hammon; mother and father; six brothers and five sisters.
He is survived by one son, Gary, and wife, Diann; three granddaughters, Elizabeth Zimmerman (Micah), Emily Manderson (Philip) and Emerald Hammon.
Visitation will be tonight from 6 to 8 at Peck Funeral Home in Hartselle. Funeral will be held Friday, December 30, 2011, at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery. Officiating will be nephew, Kip Faught and Pastor Roger Jenkins. Nephews, Micky Hammon, Ricky Hammon, Bill Hammon, Eddie Hammon, Ronnie Hammon and David Hammon will be pallbearers.
Donations may be made to Meals on Wheels.
Condon Ralph "Connie" Hammon
Decatur
C.R. Hammon, 79, of Decatur joined his wife to be with the Lord on December 27, 2011. Connie was born December 21, 1932 to James Daniel and Lonnie Bell Williams Hammon in Morgan County and raised in the Danville and Falkville communities.
He achieved the rank of corporal in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict then went to work at Fruehauf in Vermillion, Ohio, after the war. Returning to Alabama in 1957 with his wife and son in to take advantage of the GI Bill, he worked at service stations while attending vocational school studying electricity.
During the space race, he was employed by Brown Engineering and worked on the development of the Saturn V, leaving in 1968 to form Hammon Electric Company, Inc. with his twin brother, Kenneth. Following Kenneth's passing, he closed Hammon Electric and joined his son, Gary, at EPIC Design and Contracting, Inc. until his death.
He was a member of Central Park Baptist Church, a Masonic Member Lodge No. 29, a Shriner, and a founding member of the Alabama State Trooper Auxiliary Patrol and the Decatur Electrical/Mechanical Contractor's Association (DEMCA).
His lifelong interest in politics mirrored his involvement in several George C. Wallace campaigns and being instrumental in the elections and re-elections of both David Sandlin as Sheriff and Dick Fleming as Chairman of the Morgan County Commission,
He is remembered by all for his common sense, humor and wit as well as his extensive electrical knowledge.
Connie was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Norma Jean Delmore Hammon; mother and father; six brothers and five sisters.
He is survived by one son, Gary, and wife, Diann; three granddaughters, Elizabeth Zimmerman (Micah), Emily Manderson (Philip) and Emerald Hammon.
Visitation will be tonight from 6 to 8 at Peck Funeral Home in Hartselle. Funeral will be held Friday, December 30, 2011, at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in New Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery. Officiating will be nephew, Kip Faught and Pastor Roger Jenkins. Nephews, Micky Hammon, Ricky Hammon, Bill Hammon, Eddie Hammon, Ronnie Hammon and David Hammon will be pallbearers.
Donations may be made to Meals on Wheels.
Family Members
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Ollie Derusha Ruby Gay Hammon Moore
1913–1983
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Dorothy Lee Hammon Ratcliff
1914–1998
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James Madison Hammon
1916–1968
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Nina Daphne Hammon
1920–1921
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Hellon Marvalene "Hank" Hammon Sims
1921–1990
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John D Hammon
1922–1988
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William Enoch Eugene "Gene" Hammon
1925–2011
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Gladys Geraldean Hammon Wallace
1927–1999
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Stella Novella Hammon Livingston
1928–2005
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Keith Monroe Hammon
1931–1952
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Kenneth Ray Hammon
1932–2000
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Carl Alvin Hammon
1935–1992
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