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Velma Louise Hamock

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Velma Louise Hamock

Original Name
Gaines
Birth
Birmingham, Marshall County, Kentucky, USA
Death
3 Oct 2000 (aged 90)
Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA
Plot
Addition New, Section 4, Lot 12
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Businesswoman. The widow of A.Z. Hamock, she took over Hamock's Funeral Home when her husband died and gained custody of "Speedy" Atkins' mummy. She was inducted into the Paducah Hall of Fame, considered one of the Outstanding Black Women of Paducah, Duchess of Paducah, and Kentucky's first black female Kentucky Colonel. She was featured along with Speedy Atkins on "That's Incredible" and "Ripley's Believe It Or Not". Her name is also listed in the Oxford Who's Who of Extraordinary Professionals.
Businesswoman. The widow of A.Z. Hamock, she took over Hamock's Funeral Home when her husband died and gained custody of "Speedy" Atkins' mummy. She was inducted into the Paducah Hall of Fame, considered one of the Outstanding Black Women of Paducah, Duchess of Paducah, and Kentucky's first black female Kentucky Colonel. She was featured along with Speedy Atkins on "That's Incredible" and "Ripley's Believe It Or Not". Her name is also listed in the Oxford Who's Who of Extraordinary Professionals.

Bio by: Tim Crutchfield

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  • Maintained by: AJ
  • Added: Jul 28, 2001
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23477/velma_louise-hamock: accessed ), memorial page for Velma Louise Hamock (25 May 1910–3 Oct 2000), Find a Grave Memorial ID 23477, citing Oak Grove Cemetery, Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by AJ (contributor 1003).