Mr. Ernest Henry Hammonds, Sr.
Retired U.S. Army
Martinez, GA – Entered into rest Friday, November 18, 2011, Mr. Ernest Hammonds, Sr., 81, husband of Mrs. Barbara Virginia Hammonds.
Mr. Hammonds was a native of Arnoldsville, Ga. but lived in Augusta for the last 50 years. He retired from the US Army after 26 years of service. He served in the Korean Conflict and 2 tours in the Vietnam War. Mr. Hammonds was awarded the bronze star and 2 purple hearts. He was a former member of New Horizon Church of God.
Family members in addition to his wife include sons: Ernest Hammonds, Jr., Daniel Hammonds and wife Lynn, Wayne Hammonds and wife Syndee, daughters: Renee Snellings and husband Tim, the late Wanda Woehler grandchildren: Ernest H. Hammonds III, Mellissa Woehler, Benjamin Hammonds, Aniela Cantey, Jesse Hammonds, Lindi Hammonds, Brandon Snellings, Justin Hammonds, and 6 great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 3:00 P.M. in the Chapel of Thomas Poteet & Son with Rev. Jerry Jones officiating. Burial with full military honors will be on Monday at 11:00 A.M. in Greenwood Memorial Gardens in Greenwood, SC.
The family will receive friends Sunday from 2:00 P.M. until to the time of the service.
Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd., Augusta, GA 30907 (706) 364-8484. Please sign the guestbook at
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