Mary Frances Hamm, age 66, of Shirley, Indiana, passed away Saturday, June 28, 2008, at the Henry County Hospital following an extended illness.

She was born October 11, 1941, in Morehead, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Ernest and Shirlda Burton Whisman. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Howard Whisman. Her husband, John Richard Hamm, passed away on March 26, 2006.

She is survived by two daughters, Theresa Frank and husband David of Fishers, Indiana, and Alisa Littleton and husband Joseph of Morehead, Kentucky; five grandchildren, Chuck, Katie, and Emily Littleton, all of Morehead, Kentucky, and Benjamin and Adam Frank, both of Fishers, Indiana.

Other survivors include seven siblings, Juanita Sweeney of Georgetown, Kentucky, Ina Mae Stacey, Glen Whisman, David Whisman, Bonnie Mason, Jack Whisman, and James Whisman, all of Morehead, Kentucky, and several nieces and nephews, including Louise Hopkins of New Castle, Indiana.

Mrs. Hamm moved to Henry County, Indiana, in 1957 and was employed for over 23 years at Hancock Memorial Hospital in Greenfield as a nursing assistant. She was then employed for over seven years at Kennard Elementary School as a custodian. A loving wife, mother, and grandmother, she loved to garden and was a member of the Kennard Baptist Church.

Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Thursday, July 3, 2008, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals Memorial Chapel with Pastor Randle Morris officiating. Burial will follow in the Hogge Cemetery.

Visitation is after noon Thursday, July 3, 2008, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals