Nov. 9, 1949 — July 28, 2024
Thora Daisy Jessop Hammon, 74, passed away peacefully at home in Centennial Park, Arizona, on July 28, 2024. She was born on Nov. 9, 1949 to Richard Seth Jessop and Lola Johnson in Short Creek, Arizona.
Daisy grew up in “Old Short Creek,” born in the Old Rock House built by her father and lived her childhood days without electricity, running water or paved roads.
Her testimony of the gospel began while sitting at her mother’s skirt, listening to her father talk in Sunday school. She attended Short Creek Elementary and spent her youth engaged in community projects such as feeding work crews, working at the store, sorting potatoes in Beryl, waitressing at Kaibab, cleaning motels in Springdale and working at the cannery, to name a few.
Daisy married Lloyd Hunter Hammon on July 9, 1967. She had 13 children and was mother to many more. She dedicated her life to supporting her husband and creating a home for a large family.
Under Lloyd’s direction Daisy opened a flower shop and ran it for nearly 40 years. She was well known for her flower arrangements and artistic talents. She spent several years working at the school district in the special education department.
Eventually she earned her GED and enrolled in the first nursing program at Mohave Community College. Daisy had a gift for caretaking and up until her recent illness, she provided in-home care for the elderly for many years.
Daisy was a hard worker her entire life and her determination to live by the principles of the gospel is a great example to her large posterity. She leaves a legacy of consistency, industry and encouragement to her children and extended family.
She will be greatly missed. She is preceded in death by her sons Nathan and Reuben, her husband Lloyd and her parents. She is survived by her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and many brothers and sisters.
Services will be at the chapel located at 255 West Cannon Avenue, Centennial Park, Arizona. There will be a viewing Saturday, Aug. 3, from 7-9 p.m. and again on Sunday, Aug. 4, from 10-11:30 a.m. The funeral will start at noon.
Arrangements are made under the direction of Spilsbury Mortuary, 110 S Bluff Street, St. George, Utah. 435-673-2454. Family and friends are invited to click here to leave a memory on the Spilsbury Mortuary website.