BARBARA ANN HAMMOND
Barbara Ann Hammond was born to Roy and Lois (Linkey) Hammond on Oct. 4, 1935 in Diagonal, IA. She departed this life on July 28, 2015 in Wichita, KS after a long battle of cancer.
Barb attended school in Beaconsfield, IA and met and married Allen Coffman of Tingley, IA on Aug. 17, 1952. To this union two children were born; Craig Allen and Denise Ann (Lipsey). Barb was a homemaker. They were blessed with four grandchildren; Allison and Chase Coffman, Justin and Ciara Lipesy and one great-granddaughter, Memphis.
She was preceded in death by her parents, sister Berneice Lent and husband Jr. Lent, brother Robert Hammond and wife Delores.
Left to cherish her memory is sister Betty Snethen and husband Joe of Mount Ayr, husband Allen Coffman of Wichita, KS, children Craig Coffman and wife Sue, Denise Lipsey and husband Craig, cousins, nieces and nephews.
A memorial service was held at Broadway Mortuary Chapel on July 31, 2015. A luncheon was served following the service at Denise and Craig Lipsey’s. Family attending from Mount Ayr were Lyle and Janet Hogue and Jeff Snethen.