Anita Hammond, 23, passed away April 10, 2004, at the Logan Regional Hospital due to complications from kidney failure. Anita was born in Logan on July 8, 1980, to Ronald and Susan Hislop Hammond.

Anita was a wonderful young woman who was admired for her courage and cheerfulness in spite of a lifetime of physical problems.

Anita enjoyed writing poetry and being a good listener to her many friends. She was an active participant in the Relay for Life program and often helped with the Primary Children's Radio Telethon.

She graduated from Logan High School, and LDS Seminary in 1998, and attended Utah State University. She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

At the age of 14, she began working at Spence's North Pharmacy in 1994 "cleaning shelves," later working her way up to be a Pharmacy Technician. Working at Spence's brought a lot of fulfilment and joy to her life. The family would like to express its thanks to Spence Klomp for his unconditional love and support of Anita.

She is survived by her parents; grandmother Edna "Teddy" Nelson; sisters, Melissa (husband: Bruce) Giddings, and Mikell; brother Brandon (wife: Charisa); three nieces: Mackenzie, Rebecca, and Mary, and her dog Harley, all of Logan; as well as a large extended family and friends who loved her very much.

Funeral Services will be held at noon on Saturday April 17, 2004 at the Logan South Stake Center, 340 West 700 South. A viewing will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, April 16, at the Allen Hall Mortuary, 34 East Center St., as well as, from 10:30 to 11 :30 a.m. at the Logan South Stake Center. Internment will be held in the Logan City Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations are suggested to the Primary Children's Medical Center in Salt Lake in her name. Condolences may be expressed online at Allen-Hall Mortuary.

We thank all of the doctors and nurses that cared for her through her 20 years of surgeries and hospital stays. Especially, most recently, Dr. Edward Redd and Dr. Bruce O'very. We will truly miss her spunk and playful teasing.