Patricia ("Patsy") Jean Burns Hammond died peacefully May 14, 2018. She was born May 12, 1932, to Louie and Marguerite Burns in Rome, GA. She grew up in Rockmart, GA, and graduated from Rockmart High School in 1950 as a member of the Beta Club. She attended Rome Business College, and later in her life really enjoyed selling real estate. In 1955 she married Perry Hammond, her high school sweetheart, and they had four children: Terri, Janice, Susan and David. Perry and Patsy were married for 62 years. She was a loyal member of Boston Avenue United Methodist Church.

She was an incredible wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. Our Patsy was a straight talker, authentic, smart, loving and kind to everyone. She was very open-minded and a wonderful role model for her family and friends. She believed in being responsible, loving deeply, working hard and having a strong faith in God. She never quit, no matter what; she just kept moving forward despite whatever life brought. Patsy had very high standards and if she loved you, she was your fiercest advocate.

In particular, she loved: the color red; any kind of chocolate (especially caramel turtles); Florida beaches (but not the sand); McDonald's senior discount Diet Cokes; homegrown tomatoes; sunny days and warm weather; good plain country cooking; Elvis Presley; newspapers; Ti Amos Italian food; math, numbers, planning and record-keeping; a good book; homemade sweet tea; anything Southern; retail therapy at TJ Maxx or Talbots; peaches; the United Methodist Church; a Margarita and nachos at Chili's; her hometown of Rockmart, Georgia, and all of the people there; getting in the car and driving anywhere; and her four kids and grandkids.

Patsy specifically disliked: moving (she had to multiple times in her life); talking around things instead of telling it like it is; Diet Pepsi; extravagant spending or anything flashy; most movies and restaurants; Mexican food except for nachos; making things sound better than they really are; gardening (aka being hot); and the recent price of lemons.

Patricia is survived by her husband Perry of Tulsa, her children, Terri Donovan (Mike) of Murfreesboro, TN, Janice Ruh (Greg) and David Hammond of Tulsa, and her grandchildren Chris Sterling (Gracie) of Murfreesboro, Bryan Ruh (Allison) of Tulsa, Jordan Sterling of Murfreesboro, Elaine Ruh Hathaway (Jake) of Torrance, CA, and her great-grandchildren Edison Bradley and Brody Ruh of Tulsa. She is also survived by her sister Annette (Jim) of Rainbow City, AL, and many nieces and nephews. Her beloved daughter Susan died in 1984.


Her memorial service is Friday, May 18, 2018 at 11 a.m. at Moore's Southlawn, 9350 E. 51st, Tulsa, OK, 74145. Memorial donations may be made to the Susan J. Hammond Endowment Fund at Asbury United Methodist Church, Tulsa. Moore's Southlawn 918-663-2233 share memories at www.moorefuneral.com