Marjorie Viola Hammond passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 1999 at South Muskoka Memorial Hospital. She was 90.
Marjorie was born on December 14, 1908 in Macaulay Township, the daughter of the late George and Jessie (nee Forsyth) Peacock. She was the dear wife of the late Harold Roy Hammond whom she married on March 9, 1927 at St. Thomas' Anglican Church, Bracebridge.
Marjorie will be missed by her children - Iona (Bowyer), Orvil, Carol (Fowlie), Ron, Vern, Gary, Paul, and Pennie. She was the loving grandmother of Sally and Mark Bowyer; Jim, Brad, Greg and Bev Hammond; Marianne, Diana and Robbie Fowlie; Cathi, Bob, Scott and Barry Hammond; Kim and Derek Hammond; and Kelly and Darcy Hammond. She also leaves twenty-nine great grandchildren.
Marjorie is survived by her sister, Helen White and was predeceased by siblings Murray, Glen, Elmore, Terry, Hazel Thompson, Gertrude Kennedy, and Eileen Tessier.
Marjorie was raised on the Kirk Line and educated at Macaulay SS No.1, moving to Bracebridge when she married in 1927. During her life she first worked as a homemaker and later as a babysitter for her son, Orvil. She also worked in the family businesses Hammond's Taxi (Hammond Transportation) and Muskoka Transport. As a widow, she worked for Camp Tamarack and then for many years at the Pines Home for the Aged, retiring at about 70 years of age.
Marjorie was a member of the Bracebridge United Church. She enjoyed cooking, sewing, knitting and quilting....She was always positive, very frugal, had a cheerful disposition, and dispensed good advice to her children and grand children.
The funeral service took place on March 6, 1999 at Reynolds Funeral Home with Rev. Paul Dempsey officiating. Interment took place at Kirk Cemetery, Macaulay Township. Pall bearers were Mark Bowyer, Jim Hammond, Robert Fowlie, Bob Hammond, Darcy Hammond and Derek Hammond....
A Tribute to a Great Lady - by Brad Hammond
In this final edition, I would like to pay tribute to a woman whose quiet courage and determinaton has shaped the character of three existing generations... In her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, I recognize the capacity for strength, independence and boundless generosity which she fostered every day.
Her home was always a safe haven, a meeting place for family and friends, and a good place to unburden your troubles, share a joke or seek advice on life or love. She was gifted with the ability to smooth troubled waters, or ruffle a few feathers when she damn well pleased, and her voice reminded me of woodsmoke, hard work and laughter.
Marjorie (Peacock) Hammond died this week in her ninetieth year. Godspeed.
.........Three months before her death, Marjorie celebrated her 9oth birthday.
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