William Benton Hammond, age 80 of Four States, WV, passed away on Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at his residence. He was born May 14, 1935 at Monongah, WV, a son of the late Francis Melvin Hammond and Sarah Ellen Holbert Hammond.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Priscillia Carolyn Jones Hammond of Four States; 8 children, Sara Sue Hammond of Farmington, Barb Ellen Heater and husband Paul of Four States, William Denton Hammond of Four States, Tammy Boone and husband Dan of Four States, Danny Hammond and wife Dawn of Mohans Run, Fred Hammond and wife Jodi of Fairmont, Todd Hammond and companion Alicia of Shinnston, and Kelly Cain and husband Sean of Clarksburg; 22 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren; 2 sisters, Martha Sutcliffe and husband Gene of Ohio and Linda Stevenski and husband Jiggs of Monongah; a brother, James (Jim) Hammond of Fairmont; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, William was preceded in death by 2 brothers, Denzil Hammond and Franklin (Ted) Hammond; 3 sisters, Berldine Mills, Betty Anglin and Patricia (Patty) Long; a great-granddaughter, Lacie Marie Heater; and a daughter-in-law, Pamela Jean Hammond.
William was employed at Consolidated Coal Com. for 39 years having worked at Four States #20, Osage and Humphrey Mines, where he retired from. He was a Veteran of the United States Army having served in the Korean Conflict and was Honorably Discharged. He was a door-greeter at the T.L.C. Ministries, a licensed Ham Operator with the handle “The WV Coal Miner”, the leader of the Hammond Family of Eight and was well known from working in the coal mines as “Wild Bill”.
Family and friends may call at Masters Funeral Home, 209 Main St., Mannington, WV on Friday, August 14, 2015 from 2-4:00pm to 6-8:00pm. Funeral services will be held in the Funeral Home on Saturday, August 15, 2015 at 1:00pm. Full Military Honors will be accorded by The United States Army and the Marion County Veterans Council. Interment will be at the Mannington Memorial Park Cemetery. On-line condolences may be left for the family at www.mastersfuneralhomewv.com
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I miss you so much Superman! Love you Papaw.
Forever in Our Hearts, Love You Dad!
Best wishes Mr. Hammond and to your family.
Uncle Bill, I wish I could be there to honor and remember you in person. Eventhough I haven't seen you in person for about 9 years, I'll never forget your smile or your laugh or the way you would tell story after story to anyone who would listen. (I always loved hearing them.) Whenever I would come to WV to visit, you always made me feel special with the way you stop everyone we passed on the way up to the house and tell them you had "Florida" in the car with a big smile on your face. Everyone knew your name, even counties away you had a reputation of helping people, solving problems, and getting things done. I even met someone in a Georgia airport a couple of years back and somehow ended up talking about our WV roots and being from the Mannington area. This person asked me if I knew Bill Hammond of Four States and was so surprised that I was your niece that he and his wife bought my lunch. How cool is that?
Uncle Bill, you were such a proud man. You supported, loved and protected your family like a giant grizzly bear. I am happy to tell you that you passed those strong family traits on to your children and they are passing them on to their children. Did you even know what a great legacy you built? Now that you are gone, this world is already a lesser place without you.
I send my love and condolences to my amazing Aunt Pat, who was a saint for staying married to this rascal all these years. Also to all my cousins, thier children and their children's children and to anyone who had the honor of knowing my Great-Uncle, Bill Hammond of Four States, WV. God bless you all.
With much love, Tris
Rest easy Uncle Bill...
Fred, Jodi and families,
We are so very sorry for you loss. You are in our thoughts and prayers.
So sorry to hear of his passing. My condolences to his family.
Sonny Moore
Cathedral City, California
Will forever Love and miss you pap you were always there for me and I know your watching over me from heaven.
I love you and miss you everyday there's not day that goes by that I am not thinking about you and wishing you were still here on earth with your entire family. Until we meet again fly high our Angel with all the other Angels.
Rest In Peace
Uncie Bill you will be in my heart and mind.
Always Loved and Deeply Missed.
But Absolutely Never Forgotten.
Its been 8 months since you left us. Still feels like yesterday.Still feels like your gonna come out of the other room clap your hands and squeeze me. I really need that hug right now. I miss you so much. Love you pap.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this very difficult time. Marion County Senior Citizens.