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- MILLIGAN COLLEGE — Mr. George "PeePee" Hammitt Jr., of Milligan College, passed away on Wednesday, September 15, 2010, in the LeConte Medical Center in Sevierville, TN.
He was the son of the late Eva Glover Hammitt and George Hammitt Sr. and was born in Carter County. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by an infant daughter; a brother, Luther Hammitt; two sisters, Mary Hammitt and Dollie Davenport.
Mr. Hammitt was a veteran of the United States Army and the United States Air Force and served in WWII. He retired from Caudle Wholesale, where he worked as a contractor, after twenty years of service. He enjoyed reading, carpentry and woodworking, NASCAR and his visitations with Pastor Mark Street and Wes Barnett. He was a member of American Legion Post #49 and of Milligan Free Will Baptist Church.
He is survived by his best friend and loving wife of sixty- three years, Margaret Hopson Hammitt, of the home; two daughters, Shirlene Hammitt Sholes and her husband, Dillard, M. Sholes III, of Johnson City, Sharon K. Hammitt, of the home; a special granddaughter, Dr. Paige L. Sholes, Johnson City; a brother, Archie Hammitt and his wife, Jean, Elizabethton; and his faithful companions, BooBoo, Little Bit, Sadie and Sophia. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
The funeral service for Mr. Hammitt will be conducted on Saturday, September 18, 2010, at 2:00 PM in the Tetrick Funeral Home, Chapel of Peace, Elizabethton with Pastor Mark Street officiating. Music will be under the direction of Joel Street.
The family will receive friends in the funeral home chapel from 12:30-2:00 PM on Saturday prior to the service and at the home of his daughter, Shirlene, 800 Forest Avenue, Johnson City, at other times.
The committal and entombment service will follow the funeral service at Happy Valley Memorial Park, Mausoleum of Peace. Active pallbearers will be Wes Barnett, Kevin Lewis, Sam Hopson, Thomas Hopson, Dr. Matthew Hobbs and Harold Hopson. Honorary pallbearers will be Tommy "Biz" Sholes, Jim Carden, David Meadows, Benny Hutto, Bob Hopson, Ellis Earl Caudle, Mescal Hooks, Jewell Harvell and Deacons and friends of Milligan Free Will Baptist Church.
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1926 - 2010 (84 years)
