AUBURNDALE -- Mrs. Cora Mae Hammons of Auburndale died of lung failure Sunday (Oct. 9, 2005) in Auburndale. She was 83.

She was born in Chariton County, Mo., on Oct. 20, 1921. She was a cook. She was a member of Echo Terrace Baptist Church in Lake Alfred.

Mrs. Hammons is survived by her sons, Norman L. Hammons, Auburndale, Kenneth Hammons, Lakeland, Charles Hammons, Winter Haven; daughter, Nola Patton, Readlyn, Iowa; brother, Hiram "Lavan" Hardy, Davenport, Iowa; sisters, Elsie Lenau, Molines, Ill., Wannetta Burgess, Moline, Ill., Ellen King, Kansas City, Mo.; 12 grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Oak Ridge Funeral Home, 2425 West Havendale Blvd., Winter Haven. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Oak Grove Cemetery in Lake Alfred.