Roper Funeral Home and Crematory 206 Holly St Jasper, GA 30143 (706) 253-7500 (706) 253-0040 www.roperfuneralhome.com Stephen Neal Hammer passed away peacefully at home on Friday, August 22, 2025. Steve was born May 4, 1944, in Taylorsville, North Carolina, the son of the late Isaac Leroy Hammer and Amanda Hefner Hammer. In 1965, Steve volunteered for service in the United States Army, serving one tour in Vietnam with the 19th Artillery attached to the 1st Calvery Division just south of the 17th parallel (DMZ) near the la Drang Valley. His service included support of the 7h Cav which resulted in a successful operation against a superior enemy force. After a year of honorable service including intense combat, Steve returned home in 1966. After graduating from Piedmont Aerospace Institute in Winston-Salem, Steve worked for Delta Airlines for thirty-one years. He was a mechanic, a program developer, and an instructor. He retired from Delta in 2000 and moved to Jasper, Georgia, where he loved spending time hunting, fishing, working in his garden, mowing his pastures and spending time with family and friends. Steve was preceded in death by his parents and his siblings, Nelli M. Hammer, Cyril Lee Hammer, Kenneth Floyd Hammer, Howell William Hammer, Fred Kirby Hammer, Lula Mae Hammer, J.L. Hammer and Shelby Hammer Woodward. Steve is survived by his wife, Nancy Funderburk Hammer, son Jason William Hammer and wife Dana Dayagi Hammer, granddaughter Frances Louise Hammer, grandson William Stephen Hammer, his sister, Martha Ann Hammer Aikman and many nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held Sunday, September 7, 2025, at the First Baptist Church in Jasper, Georgia. Visitation will begin at 2:00 pm followed by the service at 3:00 pm. Preston Jones will officiate. In lieu of flowers, the family asks you to consider charitable donations to the First Baptist Church in Jasper, Georgia or Georgia Mountain Hospice. Arrangements are entrusted to the Staff of Roper Funeral Home and Crematory.