Patterson Cemetery District, Stanislaus County, CA 

Obituaries for 1929

Submitted by Gale Stroud and Burta Herger 26 Aug 2007

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Hammonds William J 290607 p1
Pioneer of Early Days Passes Away; A pioneer, both of California and of this district, William J. Hammonds passed away
at a Modesto hospital Monday following an illness of some duration. Hammonds was 76 years of age and had spent all
but the first few years of his life in this state, coming here from Kentucky where he was born, about 70 years ago, to the
San Joaquin valley. And for the past 42 years he has been a resident of this immediate district. He is survived by two
sons, Lester and William both of Patterson, and three daughters. Mrs. William Peall of Patterson, Mrs. Frank Horr of
Patterson and Mrs. W. E. Court of Modesto.  Surviving brothers and sisters are John Hammonds of Alameda, Mrs.
George Stinson of Bakersfield, Mrs. Georgia Brown of Patterson, Kay Hammonds of Los Banos, Mrs Anna White of
Stockton, Mrs. Mike Galvin of San Francisco and Mrs. Lizzie Gaffery of Stockton. Funeral services were held from the
chapel of Davis & Evans yesterday afternoon, with Rev. T. J. Preston presiding.  The remains were then taken to Lathrop
for interment