HUTCHINSON Leona Marie Hammer, 88, died January 21, 2011 at Elm Grove Estates in Hutchinson. She was born January 31, 1922 at Dodge City the daughter of Roy and Goldie (Smith) Rankin. She married Howard H. "Red" Hammer on January 2, 1943 at Evanston, Wyoming. He died December 2, 2009. She was owner and operator of Town Crier Bookstore in Junction City. Mrs. Hammer was a Hutchinson resident. She had lived in Pratt, Utah, Junction City and had been a long-time resident of Great Bend. She is survived by: one son, Steve Hammer of Alta Dena, Calif.; and two sisters, Iolene Turner of Hutchinson and Elaine Fulton of Strong City. The funeral service will be on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at Bryant Funeral Home in Great Bend. The officiant will be Rev. Loyce Clay. Interment will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park, Great Bend. Visitation is from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday at Bryant Funeral Home. A memorial fund has been established with the American Alzheimers Association in care of Bryant Funeral Home.