Margery B. Hammond, 95, assistant manager at Wareham National Bank

Aug 7, 2011

Margery B. (Balcom) “Mootie” Hammond, 95, died Friday, August 5 at the Royal Braintree Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Braintree. She was the widow of the late Carleton Delano Hammond.

Born in Plainville, she was the daughter of the late Walter F. & Marion (Blackwell) Balcom and her second father, the late Frank F. Morse. She was a former resident of Onset, West Wareham, and Ft. Myers, FL. She has lived in Braintree since 2001.

She was assistant manager for the Wareham National Bank, Norfolk County Trust Co. in Walpole, and Middleboro Trust Co. in Wareham.

Mrs. Hammond was a member of the Wareham Chamber of Commerce, the Cape Cod Organ Society, and was a former writer and columnist for the Wareham Courier. She loved her pets and the Red Sox.

She was the loving and generous mother of Brian Hammond and his wife Carol of Plymouth, the late Barry Hammond, Bonnie Main of N. Weymouth, and Bradford Hammond and his wife Sylvia of Whitsett, NC. Mrs. Hammond is also survived by 11 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren and her daughter in-law, Elaine Hammond of Onset. She was predeceased by her sister, the late Ruth Balcom.

Her funeral will be held on Wed., Aug. 10, 2011 at the Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, 2599 Cranberry Highway (Rt. 28), Wareham at 10:00 AM. Relatives and friends may visit from 9 to 10 AM prior to the service. Interment will be in Long Neck Cemetery, Onset.

Donations in her memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Assoc., 311 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA 02472. For directions and online guestbook visit: www.ccgfuneralhome.com.