from May 19, 1993 issue of The Country Chronicle
Ronald C. “SKIP” Hammond, 82, died Saturday evening May 15, 1993, at the Brookside Nursing Home in Bradford, VT, following a long illness. He was born in Mason, NH, on August 1, 1910, the son of the late “FRED” and Annie (Hay) Hammond. He had been a lifelong resident of the same home in Orange, NH, and we owner and operator of F.C. Hammond Lumber Co. of Canaan, NH.
“Skip” was a charter member of the Canaan Lions Club, and was a lifelong member of the Cardigan Mountain Fish & Game Club. He was a Deputy State Fire Warden; had served on the Mascoma Valley Regional School Board; was active on Orange town affairs; and was an avid horse pulling enthusiast.
He was married to Nina R. Jones on Jan. 30, 1952.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2 PM in the Canaan United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the Wells Cemetery in Canaan. The Rev. Peter Hey will officiate. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial contributions be made to: Mascoma Home Health Services, Main Street, Canaan, NH, 03741.
Survivors include his wife, Nina R. (Jones) Hammond of Orange; four daughters – Jeanette Stillson of Enfield, Helen Rocke and Debra Clark of Canaan, and Linda Jones of Orange; two sons – Fred and Vincent, both of Canaan, many grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins, and several great-grandchildren. Mr. Hammond was preceded in death by his father, Alfred, and mother, Annie, and two brothers – Raymond and Walter.