November 2, 1921 – January 6, 2023
Loetta Myrtle Hamer, 101, of Mitchell, passed away Friday, January 6, 2023, at Westview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Born November 2, 1921, in Princeton, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Jess Bert and Ruby Myrtle (Pugh) Long. Loetta married Otto Glenn Hamer on February 18, 1940, and he preceded her in death on August 17, 2010.
Loetta was a homemaker and artist and was a member of the Princeton Art Guild. She was a member of the Elm Grove Baptist Church in Murray, Kentucky.
Surviving are her son, Glenn (Linda) Hamer of Mitchell; six grandchildren; several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren, with two on the way; brother, Harry Long of Oregon; and son-in-law, Barry (Julia) Clark of Dongola, Illinois.
Her husband; parents; daughter, Barbara Jean Clark; siblings, Larry Long, Jerry Long, Jeanie Buchanan, and Shirley Ferre, preceded her in death.
The funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 11, in the Memorial Chapel of Chastain Funeral Home & Cremation Center with Reverend Glenn Hamer officiating. Burial will be in Hamer Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12:00 p.m. until the service on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorial gifts can be made in Loetta’s memory to Dementia Friendly Lawrence County.
