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Obituaries

Monday, October 1, 2018
Virginia A. Hammes
Monday, October 1, 2018
Virginia A. Hammes
KEOTA - Virginia A. Hammes, 79, of rural Sigourney, died Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2004, at her home, following a lengthy illness.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 29, 2004, at Grace Family Church near Ollie, with the Rev. Dar Eckley officiating. Burial will be in Ss. Peter and Paul Cemetery near Harper. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 28, at Powell Funeral Home in Keota. Memorials may be directed to Grace Family Church or Hospice of Keokuk County.
Mrs. Hammes was born on Sept. 21, 1925, in Sigourney, to Paul and Viola (Rice) Eldridge. On Oct. 25, 1944, she married Leo M. Hammes in Sigourney.