Mary Edith Hammett
Mary Edith Hammett
July 8, 1911 ~ June 1, 2014
Services:
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, June 5, 2014 at 10:00 AM in Holy Face Catholic Church Great Mills, MD , with Fr. Joseph Calis officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
Visitation:
The family will receive friends on Wednesday, June 4, 2014 from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home chapel with prayers recited at 7:00 PM.
Mary Edith Brown Hammett passed away on June 1, 2014. She was born in Ijamsville, Maryland, on July 8, 1911, to James Patrick Brown and Ethel Spill Brown. After graduating as a registered nurse from Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburg, PA, in 1933, she worked as a operating room nurse at Casualty Hospital in Washington, DC, until 1941. In 1938, she married David Hammett in Washington. In 1945, she and her husband returned to St. Mary’s, his birthplace. They lived at Park Hall until his death in 2003. The next year she moved to Cedar Lane Senior Community in Leonardtown. Mrs. Hammett is survived by her children, Suzanne Lawrence and her husband John, of Dameron, Elizabeth Woodard and her husband Sandy, of Drayden, David Hammett, Jr., and his wife Debra Titus, of Laurel, DE, and Thomas Hammett and his wife Marguerite Bonuccelli of Bowie; nine grandchildren; and 11 great grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by her siblings, Ruth Fritz, Julia McGraw, and Jeanne Mortimer, and her granddaughter Kathleen Lawrence. Visitation will be at the Mattingly-Gardiner Funeral Home in Leonardtown on Wednesday, June 4, 2014, from 5 to 8 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Thursday at Holy Face Church in Great Mills, at 10 am.
Memorial contributions may be made to MedStar St. Mary’s Hospice, PO Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650, or to Friends of Cedar Lane, 22680 Cedar Lane Court, Leonardtown, MD 20650.
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July 8, 1911 ~ June 1, 2014
Mary Edith Brown Hammett passed away on June 1, 2014. She was born in Ijamsville, Maryland, on July 8, 1911, to James Patrick Brown and Ethel Spill Brown.
After graduating as a registered nurse from Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburg, PA, in 1933, she worked as a operating room nurse at Casualty Hospital in Washington, DC, until 1941.
In 1938, she married David Hammett in Washington. In 1945, she and her husband returned to St. Mary’s, his birthplace. They lived at Park Hall until his death in 2003. The next year she moved to Cedar Lane Senior Community in Leonardtown.
Mrs. Hammett is survived by her children, Suzanne Lawrence and her husband John, of Dameron, Elizabeth Woodard and her husband Sandy, of Drayden, David Hammett, Jr., and his wife Debra Titus, of Laurel, DE, and Thomas Hammett and his wife Marguerite Bonuccelli of Bowie; nine grandchildren; and 11 great grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by her siblings, Ruth Fritz, Julia McGraw, and Jeanne Mortimer, and her granddaughter Kathleen Lawrence.
Visitation will be at the Mattingly-Gardiner Funeral Home in Leonardtown on Wednesday, June 4, 2014, from 5 to 8 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Thursday at Holy Face Church in Great Mills, at 10 am.
Memorial contributions may be made to MedStar St. Mary’s Hospice, PO Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650, or to Friends of Cedar Lane, 22680 Cedar Lane Court, Leonardtown, MD 20650
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“My dear sweet Aunt Mary. May she rest in peace. “
“Liz and family, Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. Your Mom had a long and wonderful life. God Bless!”
“To the Family, Aunt Mary was my next door neighbor for more than 50 years. She was kind and caring, generous, strong and brave. Aunt Mary shared her wealth of knowledge, the bounties of her kitchen and garden, and best of all, her time and friendship. She helped me raise my family and taught me so much. There are so many memories of Aunt Mary that I cherish. I am truly blessed to have known and loved her for so many years. Jim and I send our love, thoughts, and prayers.”
“My Sympathy and Prayers to Mary and Family. I enjoyed my visits with her, as it was Sunday I was at Cedar Lanes for a visit when I was informed Mary had entered her Eternal Reward, May she rest in Peace, I’ll be unable to attend the funeral but will be with you in Spirit. God’s Blessings on her for her extended years of 102 may she rest in peace.”
“I loved Aunt Mary’s strength. She had such a self-reliant personality and I admired and respected her so much. She was the last link of my father’s generation for me and I will miss her.”
“Dear family, It is so sad to read that Ms. Hammett has passed away. May your memories of her as well as a hope of being reunited one day – John 5:28,29 – bring you the peace and comfort you need at this time.”
“Such a long and wonderful life for such a caring wonderful lady. There will be a fabulous reunion in Heaven. Prayers and thoughts for the family.”
“My sincere sympathy to Suzanne and all the family. May your Mom rest in peace. With love, thoughts and prayers to all of you…….”
“Rest in peace Great Aunt Mary.You will be greatly missed by so many people. Prayers to all.”
“Liz and family – We were so sorry to hear about your mother’s passing. What a long life she lived. Cherish the memories and may she rest in peace.”
“My sincerest condolences to the family. Mrs. Hammett and David always made me feel like an old friend whenever our paths crossed. Many blessings.”
“Liz and Suzanne and family, so sorry to hear of your mother’s passing. She lived a long bountiful life and left a wonderful legacy behind that will continue to bloom where planted. “