Iris Anita (Webster) Hammond, 87, of Londonderry, NH, passed away Thursday March 9, 2023 at her residence after a lengthy illness. Iris was born June 14, 1935 in Blue Hill, Me. And was a daughter of the late Everett and Jennie (Hooper) Webster. She attended George Stevens Academy, the University of Maine and Boston General Hospital where she received her Nursing degree and met her husband, Sidney Hammond.
Iris was employed as a Registered Nurse and worked in many establishments and capacities over the course of her carrier. Iris enjoyed travel which started when her husband was in the Air Force. They lived in Japan for a time, where both of her sons were born. She also lived in many other places including Georgia, Vermont and New York, finally coming to NH to be near family. Just like the flower, Iris symbolized the beauty of family and friendship. She brought so much into the lives of friends and family, and will be greatly missed.
Iris is survived by two sons, Victor Hammond and his wife Linda and Alan Hammond, five grandchildren, Kyle Hammond, Brent Hammond, Christine Rizzo, Angela Tucker and Adam Rizzo, seven great grandchildren, Kaylee, Tasha, Aidan, Avery, Owen, Emma and Ava, her sister, Mabel Damert and her partner, Monte Magoon and two nieces, Alicia Eubanks and Christine Gavery. Iris was predeceased by her husband Sidney E. Hammond in 1994.
After cremation, funeral services will be celebrated Saturday March 18, 2023 at 10:00am in the Londonderry Baptist Church, 368 Mammoth Road, Londonderry, NH. A spring burial is planned for the Vermont Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Randolph, VT. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Manchester VNA, 1070 Holt Avenue, Manchester, NH 03109, or Londonderry Baptist Church, 368 Mammoth Road, Londonderry, NH 03053. The Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium of Derry and Londonderry is assisting with arrangements.