Deacon Donald M. Hammond
A funeral Mass will be celebrated for Deacon Donald Hammond at Sacred Heart, Bluefield, West Virginia, on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. A memorial Mass will be celebrated at St. Jude, Christiansburg, at a later date. Deacon Hammond, 70, died Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022.
In December 2021, Deacon Hammond was assigned to St. Jude, Christiansburg, where he was serving at the time of his death. He was ordained to the permanent diaconate in the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston in 2004 and served there for 18 years before moving to Virginia.
He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Loretta Hammond; daughters, Amy Hammond and Laura (Eric) Hubble; grandchildren Andrew and Natalina Hubble; siblings, Julie (John) Francisco, Lori (Craig) Dorencamp, Robert Stafford Jr., Sarah (Jay) Bosco and John (Donna) Hammond; uncle, James Hammond; stepmother, Linda Hammond; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John S. Hammond, and Carol and Robert Stafford Sr.; brother, Sean M. Hammond; sister-in-law, Heidi Hammond.