Velma Mary D’Angelo Hammons
Velma Mary D’Angelo Hammons, 86, of Ruston, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Saturday, February 10, 2024.
Mrs. Hammons was born in New Orleans, daughter of the late Joseph and Lena D’Angelo. Her many years spent living and working in the Ruston and Dubach communities made north Louisiana as much of a home for her as her south Louisiana roots.
Mrs. Hammons graduated from Gretna High School and went on to attend Southwestern Louisiana University — now University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She worked as a secretary for Gulf Oil in New Orleans before relocating to Ruston where she worked as an assistant in the Registrar’s Office of Louisiana Tech University from 1972 to 1980.
After leaving Louisiana Tech, Mrs. Hammons spent several years at home before holding various other positions as a medical secretary in both Ruston and Alexandria, a real estate agent in Alexandria, and lastly working alongside her husband as an insurance agent with the Clinton Agency of Ruston.
Mrs. Hammons was devoted to her church and family throughout her life.
She loved being outside in the fresh air and spent many hours working in her yard planting and cultivating beautiful beds of flowers. The walls of her home were covered with many lovely pieces of her handwork from cross stitch to embroidery.
If you came to visit, you could always find a crocheted afghan to warm up beneath and many surfaces would be covered with intricately pattered doilies.
Mrs. Hammons is survived by a son, David Aaron Hammons and wife Donna of Ruston; a daughter, Stephenie Hammons Howard and husband Dennis of Houston; granddaughters, Morgan Hammons Sulkowski and husband Andy Sulkowski and Meagan Hammons Leedy and husband Jeremy Leedy; and great-grandson, Jagger Leedy; brother, Joseph D’Angelo, Jr. and wife Rose D’Angelo; and sister, Claire D’Angelo Black.
She is preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Stephen Heard Hammons; parents, Joseph and Lena D’Angelo; a son, Stephen Heard Hammons, Jr.; and her sisters, Emma D’Angelo Burkhaulter, Shirley D’Angelo Blackwell and Anna D’Angelo Winborne.
A small family graveside service for Mrs. Hammons will be held Thursday, February 15, 2024, at 11 a.m. at Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery in Dubach with Bro. Barry Joyner presiding.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes. com.
