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DEATHS

Former leader

of Flat Rock
dies at 80

FLAT ROCK — Charles R.

Hammond Sr., 80, a former vil- |

lage president, died Saturday in
the University of Michigan Hospi-
tal, Ann Arbor.

He had also served as a city
councilman and tax assessor and
had been a member of the Charter
Commission for the City of Flat
Rock, its Zoning Board of
Appeals from its inception until
1961, the Senior Citizens Building
Advisory Board and on the Board
of Review.

Friends may call until 9 tonight

’ at Arthur Bobcean Funeral Home,

where services will be held at 11
a.m. Tuesday. The Rev. David P.
Gohn of Community Lutheran
Church will officiate and burial
will be in Michigan Memorial
Park.

Born “Feb. 28, 1916, in
Napoleon, Ohio, he was the son
of Emerson and Carrie (Moore)
Hammond. He married’ Helen
Matyi in Napoleon, Ohio.

An Army veteran, he served dur-
ing World War II.

He was employed by Mobil Oil,
Woodhaven Lube Plant, as a busi-

ness manager for 35 years, retiring ©

in 1976.

He was a member of First Unit-
ed Methodist Church and Mittle-
stat-Smith Post 337, American
Legion.

He graduated from Flat Rock
High School and attended the Uni-
versity of Detroit College of Com-
merce and Finance for three years.

Surviving are his wife; two sons,
Charles Jr. and Mark, both of Flat
Rock; a daughter, Laura Ham-
mond of Oscoda; a brother,
Chester of Flat Rock, and eight
grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his
parents and three brothers, Robert,
Forest and Arthur.

Memorials may be made toa
charity of the donor’s choice or to
diabetes research.

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