Judith Marie Hamm

Judith Marie Hamm, lovingly known as Judie, passed away peacefully at Legacy Village Assisted Living on Thursday, November 12, 2026, with her daughter Holly holding her hand. She was 89.

Born on September 29, 1937, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Judith Marie Daily Hamm carried through her life a spirit of devotion, creativity, and grace. She graduated from high school in Crete, Illinois and went on to attend Earlham College, where she met and married the love of her life, Dr. John Joseph Hamm. Their marriage was a remarkable partnership of sixty-five years, a bond of enduring love that remained one of the defining blessings of her life until his death on November 30, 2024.

Judie will be remembered above all as a great mother whose care and generosity shaped the lives around her. She gave her time freely as a leader while her girls were growing up with the Brownies and Girl Scouts, and she was deeply involved in the everyday joys of family life. She loved to paint and draw, and her daughters treasured the beautiful birthday cards she made for them by hand. Her gifts were not only artistic, but heartfelt, reflecting the warmth and thoughtfulness she brought to those she loved.

Her life was also marked by service to her community. For many years, she volunteered as a Pink Lady at Tift Regional Medical Center, offering comfort and kindness to others. She was a member of several local garden clubs, enjoyed scrapbooking, and she spent time substituting as a teacher at the elementary school that her daughters attended. She also found happiness in traveling with her husband and in spending time at their South Carolina home, where she cherished being closer to her daughter Teresa’s family.

Judie is survived by her daughters, Holly Johnson and Teresa Stevens, and by Teresa’s husband, Cary. She also leaves behind her sister, Jane Daily Cowhig, and Jane’s husband, Paul, as well as her sister-in-law, Karen Daily. Her legacy continues in her grandchildren, Paul Johnson, Phillip Johnson, Brett Stevens, Brianna Stevens, and Colleen Stevens, and in her great-grandchild, Kyaire McWilliams. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Dr. John Joseph Hamm; her parents, Philip H. Daily and Mabelle Pearl Pontius Daily; and her brother, Don David Daily.

In every role she filled—wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, volunteer, artist, and friend—Judie brought tenderness, steadiness, and love. She leaves behind a family knit together by her example and a memory that will remain a blessing to all who knew her.

No services are scheduled at this time.

Albritton Funeral Directors is in charge of the arrangements