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A Mass of Christian Burial for Gennoah Frances (Conley) Hammond, age 88, of Newark, will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 1, at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, 58 Granville Street, Newark, with Father David Sizemore, as celebrant. Mrs. Hammond passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2022, at Licking County Memorial Hospital. She was born on May 18, 1934, in Portsmouth, Kentucky to the late Leonard Peter Conley and Pearl (McCleese) Conley. Growing up Gennoah attended school at a one-room schoolhouse from the first grade until the eighth grade in Kentucky. While still in the eighth grade, Gennoah’s family relocated to Zanesville, Ohio, where she graduated from Lash High School in Zanesville, Ohio. Gennoah Conley married William “Bill” Hammond at St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Zanesville, Ohio, on April 11, 1953. After getting married, Gennoah and Bill went on to start their own family having William Jr., Leslie, Christina, Joseph, David and Lisa, as well as adding Gennoah’s younger sister, Florence, to their family after her mother died. Gennoah was a devout Catholic and would often spend her time volunteering to help those in need. Gennoah played a key role in helping reestablish St. Vincent de Paul at a local level here in Licking County. Every weekend Gennoah alongside her husband Bill, set up a food pantry in their garage, handing out food to those who were less fortunate. Once the St. Vincent de Paul food pantry acquired a building of its own, Gennoah and her husband Bill continued to volunteer every weekend until they were no longer able to. Gennoah was a loving mother who loved to spend her free time reading, volunteering, spending time with her children and grandchildren, and going to Mass every Sunday with her family. She is remembered by her family as being a devoted Mother, Sister, and Grandmother who was kind, loving, and supportive to everyone she met. She is survived by her sons, William Jr., Joseph, and David (Kimberly); and daughters, Florence (Mike) Wieland; Christina (Tony) Miracle; and Lisa (Jason) Curliss; Brother Ray. Also surviving are several grandchildren and great-grandchildren and her beloved pet, Daisy the dog; and many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband William Lee Hammond; son, Leslie Hammond; parents, Leonard Peter Conley and Pearl (McCleese) Conley; sisters, Vivian and Christine; brothers, Melvin, and Roy. Friends may call from 4-7 p.m. on Wednesday, August 31, at the Newark Chapel of Henderson-Van Atta-Stickle Funeral & Cremation Service, 59 North Fifth Street, Newark, where a vigil service will be held at 6:30 p.m. Inurnment will take place at a later date in St. Joseph Cemetery. |
