Raymond Lloyd Hammett

Born: September 02, 1932
Died: December 27, 2006
Raymond Lloyd 'Ray' Hammett, 74, of California, MD formerly of Washington,
DC died December 27, 2006 in Washington, DC. Born September 2, 1932 in      
 Washington, DC he was the son of the late Lloyd E. and Agnes Stone              
Hammett. He was the beloved husband of Patricia H. Hammett whom he        
married in Washington, DC. He was preceded in death by his siblings:      
Robert L. Hammett and Patricia A. Hammett. Mr. Hammett graduated              
from  
Eastern High School Class of 1950. He moved to St. Mary's County from
Clinton, MD in 1993. He worked for the U.S. Government for 25 years until his
retirement in 1976. He served in the U.S. Air Force for 4 years from 1952  -
1955, where he served in the Vietnam War. He was a member of the: VFW,
Moose, Elks, American Legion and Fleet Reserve. The family will receive
friends on Tuesday, January 2, 2007 from 5:00 - 8:00 PM in the
Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, where Prayers will be said at 7:00 PM. A
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at
11:00 AM in Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Lexington Park, MD
20653 with Fr. Mike Dolan officiating. Interment will follow in St. Michael's
Cemetery, Ridge,        MD.Contributions may be made to American Diabetes
Association, P.O.              Box 1131, Fairfax, VA 22038-1131. Arrangements
provided by the              Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.