Jeriann Hammond

Jeriann Stricker Hammond, 67, of Jefferson City, died Thursday, February 20, 2014, at St. Mary's Health Center. She was born on March 13, 1946, in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of the late Dr. Harold Carl Stricker and Alva Ruby Grantham Stricker. She was married on July 20, 1968, in Jefferson City to Thomas Sinclair Hammond who preceded her in death on August 4, 2011. Mrs. Hammond was a 1964 graduate of Jefferson City High School and a 1967 graduate of St. John's School of Nursing in Springfield, Missouri, where she received the Graduate Nurse degree. She was employed as a Registered Nurse for several years with the former Memorial and Still Hospitals. A licensed Amateur Radio operator holding the call sign "KRPH," she was a member of the American Radio Relay League and the Mid-MO Amateur Radio Club. Jeri was a devoted volunteer with the American Red Cross for many years, and was active as a Girl Scout and Brownie leader in earlier years. An avid cook and candle maker, she especially enjoyed collecting Belleek china. Survivors include three daughters, Cristina (Claes) Lillig, Columbia, Mo.; Katherine (Todd) McDonald, Columbia, Mo.; and Nancy (Shawn) Pope, Jefferson City; six grandchildren, Evelyn Lillig, Toby Lillig, Zeke Pope, Xander Pope, Annabelle McDonald, and Charolette McDonald; and four sisters, Marsha Helms, Columbia, Mo.; Nina (Tom) Meeks, Jefferson City; Debbie (John) Schellman, Jefferson City; and Jeannine (Patrick) Schaefer, Jefferson City. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, February 27, 2014, at Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, February 26th, at Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to the Heart of Missouri Chapter of the American Red Cross, 431 E. McCarty Street, Jefferson City, MO 65101. Those wishing to email tributes or condolences to the family may do so at the www.dulletrimble.com website.