Larry Dean Hammond

Larry Dean Hammond, 84, passed away peacefully on his farm in Rocky Ford on March 17, 2019. He was reunited in Heaven with his parents and his brother, Dilworth. He was born on January 30, 1935 in Mancos, Colorado to Earl & Hazel (Halls) Hammond.

He was the toughest cowboy anyone knew. Larry enjoyed his family, ranching, masonry work, his dogs, his livestock, and solving crossword puzzles. He spent many years in Boulder County, CO and some years in Fort Lewis, WA. He was sergeant of the 49th infantry division of the dog platoon.

Larry left behind his son, Clay Hammond; daughter, Dawn Bennet; grandchildren, Tory Hammond, Tavia Hammond, Michael Blehm, Kyla Hammond, Nicole Bennet, Shane Hammond, Austin Bennet; one great-grandchild, Tayze Hammond; brother Quentin (Jane) Hammond; sisters, Inza Wheeler and Betty Jo Claridge; and a life friend, Dorothy Young. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Dilworth Hammond.

Please join us in remembering and celebrating Larry’s life on Friday, March 29th, 2019 at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Longmont, CO at 1:00 p.m.

Online condolences may be made at www.PeacockFH.com. Peacock-Larsen Funeral Home & Arkansas Valley Crematory is in charge of arrangements.