Martha Hammond Walters

Martha Hammond Walters, of Columbia, passed away Friday, January 18, 2019, at the age of 89. Martha was one of eight children born in Waldorf, Germany. She came to the United States after marrying Harold Hammond who was stationed in Germany with the U.S. Air Force and has been a resident of Marion County since 1949. She taught herself to speak English and became a hardworking, dedicated employee who worked several jobs before spending 18 years employed with Pioneer Aerospace Corporation. She left there only because she joined her husband in opening Harold Hammond’s Battery Shop where she worked for 26 years. Although she was of the Lutheran faith in Germany, Martha was a longtime Baptist here and a member of First Baptist Church in Columbia. She will be remembered for her quick tongue, being very direct and everyone always knew her opinion on a subject. Her children will remember her as a loving mother who was devoted to her family. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Harold Hammond and Louis Walters. Martha is survived by two daughters, Sharon Bayard and her husband, Dale and Vickie Hammond; two sons, Bill Hammond and his wife, Faye and Wendell Hammond and Sharon; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The visitation will be from 1:00pm until 2:00pm on Saturday, January 19, 2018 followed by the funeral service at 2:00pm all at Colonial Funeral Home. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.