Mrs. Rexanna Alison (Eckhardt) Hamm, 51, a resident of Knightstown, died Tuesday, October 29 in Hancock Memorial Hospital in Greenfield following an extended illness. She was born July 9, 1951 in Anderson, a daughter of Rex and Patricia (Alexander) Eckhardt of Muncie.
Mrs. Hamm was a graduate of Yorktown High School and Ball State University. She was an English teacher at Morton Memorial High School, Indiana Soldiers and Sailors Children's Home for 28 years. Rexanna was an active member of the Knightstown United Methodist Church and the Indiana State Teachers Association.
Other survivors besides her parents include her husband of 25 years, Gregory Hamm of Knightstown; two sons, Thomas Richard (wife Tina) Smith III of Oaklandon, Jay Alexander Hamm of Knightstown; a daughter, Alison Rebekah Hamm of Knightstown; two grandsons, Jackson and Drake Smith; two sisters, Kerry Eckhardt of Winston Salem, N.C. and Tracy Eckhardt of Orlando, Fla.; grandmother, Mary Alexander Kreisher of Yorktown; father-in-law Phil Hamm of Knightstown; several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, brothers and sisters-in-law.
Funeral services were held Saturday, November 2 at the Knightstown United Methodist Church with Pastor Steve Brackney officiating. Burial was in Glen Cove Cemetery. Visitation was held Friday, November 1 at the Condo & Son Funeral Home in Wilkinson.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Knightstown United Methodist Church or the Pulmonary Hypertension Association, Inc.