Dr. Mary E. Hammack

Dr. Mary Evelyn Hammack, age 76, New Salisbury, Ind., passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020.

She was born April 30, 1943, to William Clifford Conover and Arretta Genevieve Hennigh Conover in Wards, Ky.

Mary married Oscar Ray Hammack on Oct. 27, 2000. She taught school at Valparaiso High School and later retired from teaching college at Murray State University. Mary enjoyed reading, cooking and sewing.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Helen Louise Hammack.

Mary is survived by her husband, Oscar Ray Hammack; two daughters, Beth Gabbard and Dawn Cupp; one son, Randy Ray Hammack; one sister Ruth Hornback; and five grandchildren, Sophia, Shannon, Amber, Shane and Derek.

Special thanks to care giver Sarah Williams for her loving care and support.

Arrangements: Love Funeral Home in Palmyra. Cremation was chosen by the family.

Memorial gifts may be made to Parkinson’s Research, c/o The Michael J. Fox Foundation, P.O. Box 5014, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5014.