Mary Frances Hammond

Mary Frances Hammond, age 90, of Port Neches passed away Saturday, July 23, 2016 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Mrs. Hammond was born October 20, 1925 in Port Arthur to the late Lee Sloan Land and Alma Frances Lingo Land. She was a member of Aldersgate Methodist Church in Port Arthur, also worked for Sabine National Bank in Port Arthur as an account executive, and a homemaker in her home.
Funeral services will be 10:00 am Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at Melancon’s Funeral Home in Nederland with Dr. Richard Land officiating, with interment to follow at Memory Gardens of Jefferson County Cemetery in Nederland. A gathering of the family and friends will be from 5 to 8 pm Tuesday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Hammond is survived by her sons, John Edward Hammond Jr. and his wife Lynda of Port Neches, Gary Allen Hammond and his wife Beverly of Plano, Mark Douglas Hammond and his wife Shana of Atascocita, and Timothy James Hammond and his wife Cathy of Crystal Beach; her brother, Phelan Land of League City; her eleven grandchildren, John Edward (Trace) Hammond III and his wife Kim, Cla Lynn Strother, Nicole Giese and her husband Scott, Stacey Bevers and her husband Beau, Jennifer Crum and her husband Will, Lacey Hammond, Bailey Hammond, Marley Hammond, Hayden Hammond, Griffin Hammond, and Cooper Hammond; also thirteen great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, also her husband, John Edward Hammond Sr.; her sister, Beulah Land Brunette; her brothers, Robert Land, Charles Land, Leggett Land, and John Allen Land.