John Hugh
Hammitt age 92,
of rural Bryant
passed away
Wednesday March
17, 2021 at IU
Jay County
Hospital in
Portland. Born
on November 5,
1928 he was the
son of Hugh and
Edna (Hunt)
Hammitt. He was
married on June
23, 1950 to M.
Onnalee Smith
and she passed
away on July 9,
2001. He was
retired from
Magnavox in Fort
Wayne as a
production
controller. He
served in the US
Navy, member of
American Legion
Post #211 where
he served on the
honor guard. He
was a member of
Redeemer
Lutheran Church
in Bryant and
Jay County
Historical
Society. John
enjoyed hunting,
fishing,
traveling,
woodworking and
genealogy.
Surviving
are one son
Robert Hammitt
(wife Mary) of
Burlington,
Wisconsin, one
daughter Rebecca
Landers (husband
Mike) of
Portland, four
grandchildren
and two great
grandchildren.
Private
family services
will be held in
the
Baird-Freeman
Funeral Home
with burial in
the Gravel Hill
Cemetery.
Memorials can be
made to the Jay
County
Historical
Society or
Redeemer
Lutheran Church.
Baird-Freeman
Funeral Home;
March 17, 2021
Contributed by
Jim Cox