Joan C. Hammond

FRANKFORD - Joan C. Hammond, of Frankford, formerly of Blades, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Friday, June 27, 2008, in Atlantic Shores Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Millsboro.

Mrs. Hammond was born in Wilmington, on May 13, 1932, daughter of the late John and Esther (Doughtery) Conner.

Joan was a lifetime member of the Millville Ladies Auxiliary Fire Co. a member of the Blades Ladies Auxiliary Fire Co., and a member of the Millville United Methodist Church.

She is survived by her loving husband of 57 years, William A. Hammond; six children, William A. Hammond and his wife Carol, Nancy Trice and her husband Ron, John Hammond and his wife Judi, Karen Massey and her husband Dale, Kathy Reinhart, and Lisa Thomas and her husband Richard; 12 grandchildren, BJ Hammond, Aaron Hammond, RJ Trice, Michael Trice and his wife Skyler, Christina Trice, Shane Hammond and his wife Laura, Zachary Hammond, Tyler Massey and his wife Natasha, Mary Massey, Curtis Reinhart, Melanie Reinhart and Willie Thomas; six great-grandchildren, Jasmine Trice, Ashton Trice, JT Trice, Brendan Trice, Sky Hammond and Gabi Hammond; and two brothers, Jack Conner and his wife Jeannie and Ken Conner and his wife Linda.

A funeral service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Ocean View Chapel of Melson Funeral Services, West Ave., Ocean View, where family and friends may call after noon.

Interment will follow at Mariner's Bethel Cemetery, Ocean View.

Instead of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions in Joan's name to Millville Volunteer Fire Company, P.O. Box 64, Millville, DE 19970.