HAMMER, Patricia JoAnn - b. June 4, 1952 - d. May 26, 2025

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Patricia JoAnn Hammer, age 72, of Howard, Kansas, passed away on May 26, 2025 at the Eureka Nursing Ceneter in Eureka, Kansas.  Patricia was born on June 4, 1952 in Pittsburg, Kansas, the daughter of Dean Peck and Rosalie White.

After graduating high school, Patricia knew she wanted to continue her education which she did, earning her Master's degree in Microbiology and Music.  Coming from a family of teachers, Patricia shared her education by teaching others.  She taught English as a second language in Japan for 6 years and taught math in the Kansas City area.  She was a member of the Symphony in Independence, Missouri where she played the viola.

Patricia loved to travel, sew, watch a good movie, and devoted her life to God.  On November 22, 2019, she married Virgil Fred Hammer, and he survives at their home.  Other survivors include her sister, Marcia Lemmons of Wichita, Kansas and her nephew, Jacob Lemmons of Wichita, Kansa.  She was preceded in death by her parents.

Cremation has been requested with a Celebration of Life service to be held on Saturday, May 31, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Howard, Kansas.  Memorials in her memory have been suggested to the church and may be left with or mailed to the funeral home.  Online condolences may be left at www.countrysidefh.com. Services are under the direction of Countryside Funeral Home, 206 E. Washington, Howard, Kansa 67349.

(taken from the Countryside Funeral Home website)