Charles "Chuck" Whissen Hammond

Charles Whissen Hammond was born in New Lexington Ohio, "Chuck" was the only son of Clyde and Helen Hammond and was very active in the Boy Scouts of America and achieved the rank of Life. He served our nation during the Korean War Conflict in the United States Navy assigned to the Gearing Class Destroyer DDR 874 USS Duncan from 1950-1954. He was honorably discharged with the rank of SK2. After his service he worked for The City Loan in New Lexington and was transferred to Crooksville, Ohio although continued his residence in New Lexington. He was married to Gay Laree Self May 22, 1958. He had three children, a step daughter Pamela Hendrix, RN International Board Certified Lactation Consultant of Tamarac, Florida, a son Karl Kimball, PGA member and former member of the PGA Tour of Hillsborough, North Carolina and a daughter Cyndi Hammond who is deceased. While living in New Lexington, he was a City Councilman for the Village in 1965 and a Farm and Little League baseball coach from 1964-1969. He is a past president for the Jaycees and was active in the Lions Club and a Mason. Charles was an accomplished golfer and was the 1961 Club Champion of the Perry County Golf Club and League Champion the same year. In 1969 he moved his family to New Philadelphia, Ohio. After leaving The City Loan he worked for Montgomery Wards and the Department of Transportation for the State of Ohio. After retiring in 1984 he and Gay Laree moved to Venice Florida where he continued his interest in golf by working for two golf courses with his last being Waterford where he worked for 19 years. He is preceded in death by his parents, Clyde and Helen Hammond and daughter Cynthia Elizabeth Hammond who passed December 26, 2011. He is survived by his wife Gay Laree, step daughter Pamela Hendrix and her two children Elizabeth and Matthew, his son Karl "Bud" and his wife Donna and their two children Chase and Colby and his deceased daughter Cyndi's daughter Lindsey. He has seven great grandchildren. He was a wonderful father who had a quick wit and could give life lessons of grace in a single sentence. He will be missed dearly. Services will be held 3:00 PM Monday March 28, 2016 at Sarasota National Cemetery, Sarasota. Toale Brothers Funeral Homes, Ewing Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

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Charles "Chuck" Whissen Hammond

September 13, 1930 - March 13, 2016