Betty Lou (Sipe) Hammer, 86, wife of Roland E. Hammer of Waynesboro, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at Augusta Health in Fishersville.

Mrs. Hammer was born in Rockingham County, Virginia on Augusta 6, 1933, a daughter of the late Leomer and Evelyn (Fitzgerald) Sipe.

Betty retired from G.E. (Genicom) with forty-one years of service. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother always putting her family's needs before herself. Betty enjoyed gardening her flowers and her coy fish pond.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Hammer was preceded in death by five brothers, Floyd Sipe, Carl Sipe, Leonard Sipe, Henry Sipe, and Bobby Sipe; and a sister, Helen Dennison.

Surviving in addition to her husband of sixty-nine years, are two sons, Eddie E. Hammer and Pamela of Hermitage and Terry L. Hammer and his wife JoAnne of Waynesboro; a sister, Ethel Bell of Waynesboro; seven grandchildren, Shane Hammer, Brock Hammer, Amanda Austin, Ian Hammer and his wife Megan, Chad Hammer and his wife Meredith, Josh Hammer, Cory Hammer and his wife Erica; eleven great-grandchildren, Derrick, Blake, Chase, Shawn, Makaylee, Corwin, Levi, Grady, Leighton, Camden, and Porter; and a number of nieces and nephews.

A private graveside service will be held at Augusta Memorial Park in Waynesboro by Pastor Heath Spivey.

It is suggested those desiring make memorial contributions to Camp LIGHT, c/o Creative Works Farm, 107 Creative Works Lane, Waynesboro, Virginia 22980.

Coffman Funeral Home and Crematory, 230 Frontier Drive, Staunton, is in charge of her arrangements.