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Albert Bridges Hammons (89)
Published: 02/04/2010
Albert Bridges Hammons, 89, of Dayton, died Thursday, February 4, 2010 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, Tenn. Mr. Hammons was born July 25, 1920 in Carthage, Tenn., the son of the late Edd T. Hammons and Serena Odella Matheny. He settled in Dayton after retiring form the U.S. Army after having served in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. He worked for many years as a mail carrier with the U.S. Postal Service. He was also a cattle farmer. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Dayton. Mr. Hammons was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Maxine Virginia Hays; brothers, Ernest Hammons, Tim Hammons and Beecher Hammons; and sisters, Elvena Ashburn and Mary Roberson. Survivors include his son, Larry Hammons of Dayton; daughters, Alberta (Mike) Fincher of Deltona, Fla. and Janet (Tom) McCahan of St. Petersburg, Fla. ; three grandsons, Blake Fincher of Deltona, Fla., Robert McCahan of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Jason McCahan of Zephyrhills, Fla.; two brothers, Troy Hammons of Crossville, Tenn. and L.C. Hammons of Fayetteville; two sisters, Edna Randolph of Peoria, Ill. and Margaret Roberts of Atlanta, Ga.; and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Sunday, Feb. 7, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Coulter Garrison Funeral Home with Rev. Milton Knox officiating. Burial will follow at Rhea Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends Saturday, Feb. 6, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Larry Hammons, 534 Belle Circle, Dayton, TN 37321. Coulter Garrison Funeral Home of Dayton is in charge of arrangements.
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