Mrs. Glenda Parker "Gee Gee" Hammond, of Vienna, formerly of Columbia, was born on January 29, 1950, at Vienna, in Maries County, a daughter of Thomas Arthur and Marcella Eunamae (Glenn) Parker, and departed this life at 12:44 p.m., on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, in Maries Manor Care Center in Vienna.  Gee Gee had attained the age of 69 years, 11 months, and 24 days.

Gee Gee was united in marriage on September 29, 1974, at Vienna, to Dene Charles Hammond, who preceded his wife in death on May 11, 2000.

She was a 1968 graduate of the Maries R-1 High School in Vienna and was the Valedictorian of her class.  Gee Gee was also a graduate of the University of Missouri in Columbia, and she not only received a degree, but had been employed in clerical work while attending the university as well.

During her working life, Gee Gee was employed as a math teacher at various Missouri schools for fourteen years.  In 1999, she and her husband encountered a golden opportunity to adopt their two daughters.  Following the death of her husband and retiring in 2000, she became a full time mother to her little girls.  Gee Gee was a member of the Unitarian Universalist Church and enjoyed being with family, reading, and being a collector of "nice things."

Those left to mourn the passing of Gee Gee include: Her daughters and grandchildren, Tuesday Hammond and children, Monte Liddell and Myia Parker, of Columbia, and Daylynn Hammond and daughter, Brynlee Hammond, of Vienna; her siblings, Pat Stratman, Pam James and husband, Paul, and Tommy Parker, all of Vienna; and many other relatives and friends.

In addition to her husband, Gee Gee was also preceded in death by her father, Tom, on April 24, 2007; her mother, Marcella, on April 2, 2000; one brother, David Parker, on April 2, 2010; one niece, Kristen Leigh Stratman, on April 21, 2019; her dog, Good Boy; and her cats, Frenchie, Inge, and Boy.

Visitation for Mrs. Glenda Parker "Gee Gee" Hammond will be held from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m., on Saturday, February 8, 2020, in the Birmingham-Martin Funeral Home, 406 South Main Street, Vienna, Missouri  65582, with her funeral service following at 11:00 a.m. in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Matthew Flatley officiating.

Disposition for Mrs. Glenda Parker "Gee Gee" Hammond will be private for the immediate family.  Honorary pallbearers for Gee Gee will be her grandchildren, Monte Liddell, Myia Parker, and Brynlee Hammond.