Linda Stevenski’s brother Bill Hammond passes away

 

William Hammond of Four States, brother of Linda Tomlinson Stevenski, Class of 1955, who lives in Monongah, passed away Aug. 12.

William Hammond

Former Monongah High majorette Linda is married to Andy “Jiggs” Stevenski, a 1950 Grafton High grad.

Bill’s other siblings are Martha Sutcliffe of Mineral Ridge, Ohio, Patty Clark of Ohio, and James Hammond of Fairmont.

Bill’s obituary:

Birth Date: 

05/14/1935

Passed Away: 

08/12/2015

William Benton Hammond, age 80 of Four States, WV, passed away on Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at his residence. He was born May 14, 1935 at Monongah, WV, a son of the late Francis Melvin Hammond and Sarah Ellen Holbert Hammond.

He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Priscillia Carolyn Jones Hammond of Four States; 8 children, Sara Sue Hammond of Farmington, Barb Ellen Heater and husband Paul of Four States, William Denton Hammond of Four States, Tammy Boone and husband Dan of Four States, Danny Hammond and wife Dawn of Mohans Run, Fred Hammond and wife Jodi of Fairmont, Todd Hammond and companion Alicia of Shinnston, and Kelly Cain and husband Sean of Clarksburg; 22 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren; 2 sisters, Martha Sutcliffe and husband Gene of Ohio and Linda Stevenski and husband Jiggs of Monongah; a brother, James (Jim) Hammond of Fairmont; and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, William was preceded in death by 2 brothers, Denzil Hammond and Franklin (Ted) Hammond; 3 sisters, Berldine Mills, Betty Anglin and Patricia (Patty) Long; a great-granddaughter, Lacie Marie Heater; and a daughter-in-law, Pamela Jean Hammond.

William was employed at Consolidated Coal Com. for 39 years having worked at Four States #20, Osage and Humphrey Mines, where he retired from. He was a Veteran of the United States Army having served in the Korean Conflict and was Honorably Discharged. He was a door-greeter at the T.L.C. Ministries, a licensed Ham Operator with the handle “The WV Coal Miner”, the leader of the Hammond Family of Eight and was well known from working in the coal mines as “Wild Bill”.

Family and friends may call at Masters Funeral Home, 209 Main St., Mannington, WV on Friday, August 14, 2015 from 2-4:00pm to 6-8:00pm. Funeral services will be held in the Funeral Home on Saturday, August 15, 2015 at 1:00pm. Full Military Honors will be accorded by The United States Army and the Marion County Veterans Council. Interment will be at the Mannington Memorial Park Cemetery. On-line condolences may be left for the family at www.mastersfuneralhomewv.com