Patterson Cemetery District, Stanislaus County, CA Submitted by Gale Stroud and Burta Herger 26 Aug 2007 This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cagha/index.htm These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter. Hammonds Lester J 610601 p1 L. J. Hammonds Passes Away; Lester J. Hammonds, 70, died in a Modesto hospital this past Tuesday after a short illness. A native of this area Mr. Hammonds was born on the family ranch located at Rogers and Raines Road. He farmed with his father and recently has been living on Rogers H&R Farm Ranch. A veteran of World War I, Mr. Rogers left with the first draft from the area and spent three years in the army. Services are pending at Evans Funeral Chapel.