A lot of you would remember him from playing in the Ole Derby Room at the International Steel Guitar Convention in St. Louis a few years back, he was 90 then.
Jimmy and his brothers, Milton and Johnny were well known in the music business and lived in Evansville IN. but being from Muhlenberg County Kentucky and well known in Nashville back in the day. Johnny is in The International Thumb Pickers Hall of Fame.
A young Jimmy
James H. Hammers
Evansville, Ind.
Evansville musician James (Jimmy) Hammers, 94, has moved on to continue playing music for a heavenly audience on June 23, 2016. An accomplished guitarist, Jimmy played for more than 60 years for many country bands in the tri-state area. The latest band was "Cream of the Crop". Jim also loved to garden and tell jokes.
He was born in Cleaton, Ky., on October 15, 1921, to Howard and Lola Hammers. He served in the U.S. Army in WWII. Jim was a life member of the VFW 1114 and the Owls Club.
He was preceded in death by his brothers, Johnny, Milton, Nonnie and Donald Hammers; sisters, Pauline Pentecost and Mary Spells; and granddaughter, Kelli Rutledge.
Jim is survived by his wife, Ann; sisters, Grace Dukes, of Evansville, and Evelyn Luchau, of California; son, Roger (Kathy) Hammers, of Woodlawn, Tenn.; daughter, Doris (Danny) Rutledge, of Evansville; stepchildren, Robert and Roger (Terri) Heyna and Lvonne (Tim) Bennett, of Evansville, Cheryl (Chad) Johnson and Bethel (Lori) Nichols, of Tennyson, Ind.; several grandchildren, great and great-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Monday, June 27, 2016, at Sunset Funeral Home in Evansville with burial to follow in Sunset Memorial Park. Visitation will be on Sunday from 3 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Deaconess Charlier Hospice Care at 610 E. Walnut Street, Evansville, IN 47713 and New Bethel Baptist Church 4301 Broadway Ave. Evansville, IN 47712.
Published in Courier Press on June 25, 2016
