- Date Of Birth: September 27, 1948
- Date Of Death: August 27, 2019
- State: Florida
Gretta Ebba Hammarstrom, a long-time resident of Tallahassee, Florida, died peacefully at her home on Tuesday, August 27th, 2019.
Born in 1948 in Miami, Florida, Gretta attended Miami Coral Park High School, Miami Dade College, and then Florida State University where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in education. She taught several years in the Leon County School System in Tallahassee. In retirement she continued her educational mission. Gretta was well-known as a mentor and a tutor of language and basic scholastic skills to students of all ages in the north Tallahassee area schools.
During her lifetime, Gretta always exhibited a charismatic spirit, a love for the Lord, and an inspiring commitment to her life’s duties which focused upon honoring her students, friends, and family.
Gretta is survived by her twin sister, Grace Nickerson of Summerville, SC; three nieces, Holly Clayson of Charleston, SC, Kathryn Faulkner of Chattanooga, TN, and Julie Faulkner of Charlotte, NC. Gretta is also survived by a great niece, Jade Lindley of Chattanooga, TN, and two great nephews, Keller Lindley of Chattanooga, TN and Noah Clayson of Charleston, SC.
