Doug was born December 5, 1929, in Holly Springs, MS. He was an active member of the Corinth business community for over 40 years having owned and operated, along with his wife, three retail clothing stores, Reid Brothers Inc., The Clothes Pen and Hammond House. Doug was a proud graduate of Millsaps College in Jackson, MS. While there he was involved in every phase of college life and was elected president of his class and chosen Master Major, Millsaps’s highest student honor. Doug participated in varsity athletics, playing both football and baseball and made several Little All American teams his senior year. He was later inducted into the Millsaps Sports Hall of Fame. After college and marriage, Doug joined the U.S. Navy and served for four years in various parts of the world as a junior officer, his longest service being in the Persian Gulf. After completion of his naval service in 1955, Doug, Martha and daughter Candy made their permanent home in Corinth.
Doug served in many capacities of Corinth life and devoted much of his life to try and make it better. Notably, he was a Sunday school teacher at First United Methodist Church and served as chairman of the official board of the church. He was president of the Rotary Club, served on the Corinth Y board for nearly 20 years and was instrumental in obtaining the property where the Sportsplex is now located. In addition, he served two terms as president of Hillandale Country Club and two terms as president of Corinth Theater Arts. Two of Doug’s proudest achievements were assisting in the founding of the Corinth Candy Classic tennis tournament, named in memory of his daughter Candy,that has raised many thousands of dollars for the American Cancer Society and St. Jude hospital over the last 31 years. Doug quickly recognized the value of the Main Street Mississippi program and was instrumental in Corinth being named the second Main Street city in the state. He loved his home town and was very proud of every good thing that happened there.
Doug was preceded in death by his parents, Pauline Leach Hammond and Barnett Douglas Hammond, Sr. of Holly Springs, his sister Nell Waring of Vicksburg and his daughter, Candy Hammond. Survivors include his wife of 60 years and Corinth native, Martha Houston Reid Hammond, three daughters, Shannon Umstattd (Hale) of Austin, Texas, Courtney Love (Rob) of Jackson, MS, Shelby Flaten (Rich) of Dallas, Texas and Barnett (Barney) Douglas Hammond of Dallas, Texas, and eleven grandchildren.
Pallbearers are H.L. Richey, Tim Maynard, Donnie Kitchens and Doug’s grandsons, Reid Umstattd, Sam Love, John Love, Luke Love and Clay Flaten. Honorary Pallbearers are John Cooper, Joe Goodman and all the members of the ten o’clock coffee group at Borroum’s Drug Store. Doug will be dearly missed by his family and by his large and diverse group of friends.
Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 11th at McPeters Funeral Home in Corinth. Funeral services will held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 12th at First United Methodist Church. A reception will be held immediately following the service in the fellowship hall. Dr. Prentiss Gordon and Rev. Glenn Wiygul will officiate the service. Memorials in lieu of flowers should be sent to St. Jude Hospital in Memphis, TN or the First United Methodist Church in Corinth.
Arrangements under the direction of McPeters Funeral Directors, Corinth, MS.
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