Julia E. Hammond, Rt. 3 died today at 6:57 a.m. at Newton Memorial Hospital.

Born Aug. 17, 1907, in Kellyville, Okla., she had lived here since 1952, moving here from Shamrock, Okla. Her parents were Thomas and Cynthia Gilreath. She was married to Joseph R. Hammond Dec. 4, 1926, in Tulsa, Okla. He preceded her in death Oct. 22, 1969.

Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. Charles (Betty) Stiner, Winfield; three brothers, Frank, Elvisa, Calif., Carman and Jim of Pawhuska, Okla., five sisters, Mrs. Floyd Barrett, Little Rock, Ark., Mrs. John Castro, Agnew, Calif., Mrs. John Pappas of Portland, Ore., Mrs. Delbert Mayberry, Depew, Okla., and Mrs. R.T. Stafford, Shamrock, Okla.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Swisher-Taylor Chapel with the Rev. John House officiating. Interment will be in Highland Cemetery.

Submitted by Bobbi Dunn, September 2009