Verna Gail Hamm Batts, 72, passed away March, 14, 2023 at her residence in Americus, Ga. Ms. Batts was born September 13, 1950 in Macon, Ga. to Vernon L. Hamm & Claire Dickens Hamm where she graduated from McEvoy High School in 1968. She was preceded in death by her parents & older sister, Melba Hamm Parker. She is survived by her brother, Stanley Hamm of Blue Ridge, Ga.; son, Sean Rhodes & his wife, Jessica Handberry Rhodes of Dawsonville, Ga.; daughter, Denise Rhodes Phillips & her husband, Greg Phillips of Buena Vista, Ga.; grandchildren, Teagan Rhodes, Declan Rhodes, Kadence Rhodes & Averett Phillips; nieces, Natalie Archebelle Register, Rhonda Archebelle Smith & Ashley Hamm Tamberino; and nephews, Rodney Archebelle & Forrest Hamm. No services are planned. For those wishing to do so, memorial contributions are suggested to the Alzheimer's Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601 or online at https://act.alz.org To sign our online guestbook and express your condolences to the family, please visit www.hancockfuneralhomeinc.com Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., is honored to be entrusted with these arrangements for Verna Gail Hamm Batts.