Kendall Lee Hammond

HAMMOND, Kendall Lee, 61, ASHLAND & GREENCASTLE, PA, August 12, 2012. Arrangements are in the care of Harold M. Zimmerman And Son Funeral Home Inc., Greencastle, PA.

ASHLAND & GREENCASTLE, PA – Kendall Lee Hammond, 61, died August 12, 2012, at his residence. He was the husband of Mrs. Diane Elizabeth Hellman Hammond, his wife of 30 years. Born September 9, 1950, in Presque Isle, he was a son of the late Ernest Wetmore Hammond and Lillias Arlene Briggs Boykin.
    He was a United States Army Veteran. For many years, Mr. Hammond worked as an auto body mechanic for several Chambersburg, PA, area businesses and was employed with Ingersoll-Rand and Grove Manufacturing; but for the last ten years, operated Handyman Hammond Service, Greencastle, PA.
    He had formerly attended Bethel and Valley Assembly of God churches and was currently attending New Life Christian Ministries, both of Hagerstown, PA. Over the years, he participated with Missions to the Dominican Republic to build churches and to Mississippi following Hurricane Katrina to assist with rebuilding efforts.
    Besides his wife, Mr. Hammond is survived by a daughter, Kendi Norton and husband, Charles of Saco; granddaughters, Charley and Rylee; siblings, Caroline A. Dyer and husband, Reginald of Pewaukee, WI, Rhonda L. Russell and husband, Theodore of Bucksport, Leah M. MacDonald and fiancée, Jeffery Jandreau, and Stephen W. Hammond and wife, Tina, all of Ashland; as well as by numerous nieces and nephews.
    In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Douglas E. Hammond.
    A graveside committal service will be held at the family plot at St. Mark Cemetery, Sheridan, at 11 a.m., on Sat., Sept. 8. Those desiring, may send memorial contributions in Mr. Hammond’s name to Lutheran Home Care & Hospice, Inc., 2700 Luther Drive, Chambersburg, PA 17202. Condolences may be offered to the family online at www.zimmermanfh.com