Constance HOPPER

Constance Hamm SACKVILLE, NB - M. Constance Hamm, 84, of Sackville, NB, passed away on Friday, March 18, 2005. Born in Amherst, NS, Connie was the daughter of the late Walter and Florence (Tattrie) Hopper. Following graduation from Amherst Senior High School, she was employed with Canada Car. In 1943 she joined the RCAF to serve in Fighter Operations in England. In 1946, Connie married Douglas J. Hamm and moved to Sackville. She was an active member in all facets of St. Paul's Anglican Church. She was a member of the Canadian Bible Society, the Fort Beausejour IODE (serving 2 terms as regent), the Sackville Legion Auxiliary, and enjoyed playing clarinet as a member of the Mt. Allison Symphonic Band. The second woman to be elected to the Sackville Town Council, Connie was responsible for the development of Sackville's first public tennis courts and as a member of the Sackville Memorial Hospital Foundation helped to oversee the construction of our present hospital. Connie has been a faithful supporter of many worthy charities such as World Vision, Foster Parents, Canadian Bible Society and Christian Blind Mission International. She will be greatly missed by her family, a wide circle of friends, and all those she touched and helped. She is survived by her husband, Doug; daughters, Katherine (Bruce Archibald), Ladner, BC, and Linda, Amherst, NS; and son, James of Sudbury, ON; nine grandchildren, Thomas, Andrew, Jamie, and Matthew (Archibald), Alison and Jared (MacPhee), and Christie (Strey), Jessica and Jeffrey Hamm; one great grandchild, Victoria Grace (Strey); three brothers, Ray (Leona), Georgetown, ON, Ralph and Bill (Gwen) of Amherst, and an uncle Lloyd Tattrie of Tatamagouche, NS. She was predeceased by her parents and two sisters, Thelma (Mills) and Pauline (Bridgeman); and sister-in-law, Frances. Funeral arrangements are in care of Jones Funeral Home, 70 Bridge Street, Sackville, NB from where visitation will be held Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. The Funeral Service will be held at St. Paul's Anglican Church, Tuesday, March 22, 2005 at 2pm, Rev. Father Kevin Stockall officiating. Burial in the Sackville Cemetery in the spring. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the St. Paul's Church Memorial Fund or to a charity of your choice. www.jonesfuneralhome.ca [Times & Transcript]