Died: Friday, July 22, 2016
Age: 91
Homer Eugene Hammel, 91, died July 22 at his residence in Bloomfield.
Mr. Hammel was born Feb. 15, 1925, a son of the late William Homer and Carrie Creed Hammel.
He lived in Bloomfield before spending 55 years in St. Louis, where he worked as a machinist for 35 years at Standard Machine Co. He attended the First General Baptist Church in Bloomfield and was a veteran of the U. S. Army, serving during World War II.
On Nov. 16, 1946, Mr. Hammel married Bettie Jean Baker in Piggott, Ark. She survives in Bloomfield.
Other survivors include three sons, Larry Eugene Hammel (Chris) of Roy, Wash., Kirk Brian Hammel of St. Louis, and Scott Alan Hammel (Kathy) of St. Louis; one daughter, Sharon Kaye Hessler of St. Louis; 14 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Marcia Vaughn (Dex) of Florida and Ruth Clary of Union. He was preceded in death by one brother, Julius Spencer Hammel, and one brother-in-law, Jerome Clary.
Visitation was at the Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield. A graveside service was July 25 at the Missouri VeteransÂ’ Cemetery in Bloomfield with full military honors.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.watkinsfuneralhome.com.