Jimmy Hammers ......... went to be with our Lord
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Jimmy Hammers ......... went to be with our Lord
I lost one of my best friends. My cousin Jimmy Hammers a great lead guitarist. Jimmy went to be with our Lord on June 23, at 4:30am. On Oct 15, 2016, he would have been 95. As bad as he felt, he still put out his big garden this year, keep his yard mowed, and played music. I am going to miss him so much.
A lot of you would remember him from playing in the Ole Derby Room at the International Steel Guitar Convention in St. Louis a few years back, he was 90 then.
Jimmy and his brothers, Milton and Johnny were well known in the music business and lived in Evansville IN. but being from Muhlenberg County Kentucky and well known in Nashville back in the day. Johnny is in The International Thumb Pickers Hall of Fame.
A young Jimmy
James H. Hammers
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Evansville musician James (Jimmy) Hammers, 94, has moved on to continue playing music for a heavenly audience on June 23, 2016. An accomplished guitarist, Jimmy played for more than 60 years for many country bands in the tri-state area. The latest band was "Cream of the Crop". Jim also loved to garden and tell jokes.
He was born in Cleaton, Ky., on October 15, 1921, to Howard and Lola Hammers. He served in the U.S. Army in WWII. Jim was a life member of the VFW 1114 and the Owls Club.
He was preceded in death by his brothers, Johnny, Milton, Nonnie and Donald Hammers; sisters, Pauline Pentecost and Mary Spells; and granddaughter, Kelli Rutledge.
Jim is survived by his wife, Ann; sisters, Grace Dukes, of Evansville, and Evelyn Luchau, of California; son, Roger (Kathy) Hammers, of Woodlawn, Tenn.; daughter, Doris (Danny) Rutledge, of Evansville; stepchildren, Robert and Roger (Terri) Heyna and Lvonne (Tim) Bennett, of Evansville, Cheryl (Chad) Johnson and Bethel (Lori) Nichols, of Tennyson, Ind.; several grandchildren, great and great-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Monday, June 27, 2016, at Sunset Funeral Home in Evansville with burial to follow in Sunset Memorial Park. Visitation will be on Sunday from 3 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Deaconess Charlier Hospice Care at 610 E. Walnut Street, Evansville, IN 47713 and New Bethel Baptist Church 4301 Broadway Ave. Evansville, IN 47712.
Published in Courier Press on June 25, 2016
A lot of you would remember him from playing in the Ole Derby Room at the International Steel Guitar Convention in St. Louis a few years back, he was 90 then.
Jimmy and his brothers, Milton and Johnny were well known in the music business and lived in Evansville IN. but being from Muhlenberg County Kentucky and well known in Nashville back in the day. Johnny is in The International Thumb Pickers Hall of Fame.
A young Jimmy
James H. Hammers
Evansville, Ind.
Evansville musician James (Jimmy) Hammers, 94, has moved on to continue playing music for a heavenly audience on June 23, 2016. An accomplished guitarist, Jimmy played for more than 60 years for many country bands in the tri-state area. The latest band was "Cream of the Crop". Jim also loved to garden and tell jokes.
He was born in Cleaton, Ky., on October 15, 1921, to Howard and Lola Hammers. He served in the U.S. Army in WWII. Jim was a life member of the VFW 1114 and the Owls Club.
He was preceded in death by his brothers, Johnny, Milton, Nonnie and Donald Hammers; sisters, Pauline Pentecost and Mary Spells; and granddaughter, Kelli Rutledge.
Jim is survived by his wife, Ann; sisters, Grace Dukes, of Evansville, and Evelyn Luchau, of California; son, Roger (Kathy) Hammers, of Woodlawn, Tenn.; daughter, Doris (Danny) Rutledge, of Evansville; stepchildren, Robert and Roger (Terri) Heyna and Lvonne (Tim) Bennett, of Evansville, Cheryl (Chad) Johnson and Bethel (Lori) Nichols, of Tennyson, Ind.; several grandchildren, great and great-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Monday, June 27, 2016, at Sunset Funeral Home in Evansville with burial to follow in Sunset Memorial Park. Visitation will be on Sunday from 3 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Deaconess Charlier Hospice Care at 610 E. Walnut Street, Evansville, IN 47713 and New Bethel Baptist Church 4301 Broadway Ave. Evansville, IN 47712.
Published in Courier Press on June 25, 2016
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Condolences to you and your family Danny. What a great picture of your cousin! Thank you for posting this about him.
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Dear Brother Danny: Sorry to hear about your cousin, Jimmy. I never met him. You always talked a lot about him to me. All of your family will be in our prays at this time of sorrow.-Jim
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Danny, I'm so sorry to hear of your cousin's passing. It has to be especially hard when your cousin is also a best friend. I know you'll miss him.
God bless you and yours.
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Jimmy Hammers
Danny we are so sorry for your loss. Jimmy was a fine man and a very fine guitar player.
I enjoyed picking with him, he knew every song we was ask to play and some I didn’t even know
We are keeping you and your family in our prayers
Sorry i’m so late
Billy and Carolyn
I enjoyed picking with him, he knew every song we was ask to play and some I didn’t even know
We are keeping you and your family in our prayers
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