Donna Ruth (Hammond) Smith

1927 - 2021  (93 years)

• Name	Donna Ruth (Hammond) Smith
  Birth	5 May 1927	Logan County, Ohio, USA
  Gender	Female
  Death	10 Jan 2021	Logan County, Ohio, USA
  Burial	New Philadelphia Cemetery, West Liberty, Logan County, Ohio, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I32410	Tulpehocken Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	Henry Nelson Smith,   b. 5 Dec 1891   d. 1966 (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Carrie Verl Strayer,   b. 14 Nov 1895   d. 1991 (Age 95 years)
  Family ID	F11801	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Robert DuVall Hammond,   b. 24 Aug 1925   d. 11 Apr 2000 (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	2 Dec 1944	New Bern, Craven County, Craven, North Carolina, USA
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living
  Family ID	F11803	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Donna Ruth Smith Hammond age 93, of DeGraff passed away peacefully at Belle Springs Nursing Home on Monday, January 11, 2021. She was born on Thursday, May 5, 1927 in Logan County, Ohio to Henry Nelson and Carrie Verl Strayer Smith. Her Aunt Cleo Parker told her that it snowed on her birthday in May of that year. She was preceded in death by an infant brother William James and an older brother Frank Elmer (Jean) Smith. On Dec 2, 1944 she eloped to New Bern, North Carolina to marry her beloved husband Robert D. “Bob” Hammond who was serving in the U.S. Marine Corps in basic training at Paris Island during WWII. They honeymooned at the Queen Anne Hotel and dined on fresh oysters and seafood. They were married for 55 years residing last at Indian Lake and are survived by four children: Michael (Cinda) Hammond of Fairborn, Steven (Joyce) Hammond of DeGraff, Robert S. (Rosemary) Hammond of Pataskala and Barbara J Henry of DeGraff,whom Donna had made her home with for several years. 9 grandchildren, M Todd, Kyle, Alyssa, S Mark, Stephanie, David, Julie, Matthew and Derek and 18 great grandchildren. Donna worked in shoe sales, as a telephone operator, real estate and Insurance businesses as well as a care giver for family members. She was a devoted, selfless, loving mother and grandmother who excelled in all she did. She loved to read and bake and was known for her pies, cookies and cinnamon rolls. She would sometimes eat her dessert first at dinner and no one ever left her kitchen hungry. She was a consummate worrier about her family and their biggest fan. A family service will be held at a later date and interment at Philadelphia Lutheran Cemetery. Arrangements are in the care of Shoffstall Funeral Home, Lakeview. Condolences may be expressed at shoffstallfuneralhome.com.

  
  

• Sources

  [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/221109974/donna-ruth-hammond.