Carl Hamm, 1896-1973

  JEROME -- Carl Hamm passed away at his home Monday evening after having trouble with an injured leg for the past few weeks. Private funeral service was held at the Miller-Wehrle Funeral home in Centerville Wednesday afternoon. Burial was in Jerome Cemetery.

  Hamm was 76 and had lived in Jerome 42 years. His survivors are his wife, Belle; four daughters, Mrs. Kenneth (Frances) Owen of rural Centerville, Mrs. George (Margaret) Jones of Bettendorf, Mrs. Kenneth (Dorothy) Moore of East Moline, Ill., and Mrs. Laverne (Phyllis) Disney of Phoenix, Ariz.; one son, Carl Jr. of Phoenix, nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He also leaves three sisters and two brothers. 

Gravestone of Carl E. and Belle Hamm

in the Jerome Cemetery

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  Transcribed from an unidentified 1973 newspaper obituary.