1941-2007

MOREHEAD - Arnold Lee Hamm, age 65, of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, formerly of Rowan County, passed away Thursday, January 4, 2007, in Myrtle Beach. Born June 21, 1941, in Rowan County, Kentucky, he was the son of the late Oscar Levi Weldon Hamm and Darcus Virginia McKenzie Hamm. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a half sister, Dorothy Vanlandingham.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Lou Robbins Hamm; two sons; William Arnold Hamm of Nanuet, New York, and Robert Edward Hamm of Matthews, North Carolina; one daughter, Colleen Ann Stringer of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; four brothers, Charles Hamm and David Hamm, both of Morehead, Kentucky, Howard Hamm of New Paris, Ohio, and Oscar Hamm, Jr. of Nicholasville, Kentucky; five sisters, Eula Crisp, Beulah Holbrook, Betty Day, Geneva Hamm, and Lynda Bates, all of Morehead, Kentucky; five grandchildren; several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Mr. Hamm served in the U.S. Navy and was a former employee of Coca Cola in Mt. Sterling and Chem-Dry in Myrtle Beach.

Graveside services were conducted 11 a.m. Monday, January 8, 2007, at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens with Evangelist Joe Fraley officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals.