Colonel Charles William Hammond, Jr., USMC, Retired, age 72, on Friday, April 30, 2021.
Born on December 8, 1948, in Spartanburg, SC; son of the late Charles William Hammond and Vivienne Yvonne Roser Hammond.
Graduated from Spartanburg High School in 1967, and from the US Naval Academy earning both BS and MSEE degrees. He served in the Marine Corps for 20 years and worked in the telecommunications industry until his retirement in 2004.
In 1973, he married the love of his life, Nancy Strickland Hammond and they raised two children, Virginia and Charlie, III.
Faith and family were Colonel Hammond's passions. As a young boy, Charlie fell in love with the North Carolina mountains from his summers spent at Camp Sky Valley. In his retirement, he lived out his dream of building a home on Lake Glenville in Cashiers. While living in the mountains, he was instrumental in launching Christ Anglican Church in the early 2000s. He was a dedicated service minister and prayer warrior, and two-term Senior Warden of the Vestry. Over his lifetime, Charlie pursued a variety of hobbies including carving duck decoys, collecting rare books, and playing the banjo.
Survived by his wife, Nancy; daughter, Virginia Hansbury; grandchildren, Grant, Clark, and Vivienne; son-in-law, Michael Hansbury and his sons, Michael and Devin; sister, Beth Jordan (Mike); and brother-in-law, Walter Strickland.
Also preceded in death by his son, Charlie, III.
Funeral service held on Friday, May 21, 2021, at Christ Anglican Church, Cashiers, NC.
Memorials could be made to Christ Anglican Church, Cashiers, NC.
Published in Spartanburg Herald-Journal
May 25-30, 2021
Born on December 8, 1948, in Spartanburg, SC; son of the late Charles William Hammond and Vivienne Yvonne Roser Hammond.
Graduated from Spartanburg High School in 1967, and from the US Naval Academy earning both BS and MSEE degrees. He served in the Marine Corps for 20 years and worked in the telecommunications industry until his retirement in 2004.
In 1973, he married the love of his life, Nancy Strickland Hammond and they raised two children, Virginia and Charlie, III.
Faith and family were Colonel Hammond's passions. As a young boy, Charlie fell in love with the North Carolina mountains from his summers spent at Camp Sky Valley. In his retirement, he lived out his dream of building a home on Lake Glenville in Cashiers. While living in the mountains, he was instrumental in launching Christ Anglican Church in the early 2000s. He was a dedicated service minister and prayer warrior, and two-term Senior Warden of the Vestry. Over his lifetime, Charlie pursued a variety of hobbies including carving duck decoys, collecting rare books, and playing the banjo.
Survived by his wife, Nancy; daughter, Virginia Hansbury; grandchildren, Grant, Clark, and Vivienne; son-in-law, Michael Hansbury and his sons, Michael and Devin; sister, Beth Jordan (Mike); and brother-in-law, Walter Strickland.
Also preceded in death by his son, Charlie, III.
Funeral service held on Friday, May 21, 2021, at Christ Anglican Church, Cashiers, NC.
Memorials could be made to Christ Anglican Church, Cashiers, NC.
Published in Spartanburg Herald-Journal
May 25-30, 2021
Colonel Charles William Hammond, Jr., USMC, Retired, age 72, on Friday, April 30, 2021.
Born on December 8, 1948, in Spartanburg, SC; son of the late Charles William Hammond and Vivienne Yvonne Roser Hammond.
Graduated from Spartanburg High School in 1967, and from the US Naval Academy earning both BS and MSEE degrees. He served in the Marine Corps for 20 years and worked in the telecommunications industry until his retirement in 2004.
In 1973, he married the love of his life, Nancy Strickland Hammond and they raised two children, Virginia and Charlie, III.
Faith and family were Colonel Hammond's passions. As a young boy, Charlie fell in love with the North Carolina mountains from his summers spent at Camp Sky Valley. In his retirement, he lived out his dream of building a home on Lake Glenville in Cashiers. While living in the mountains, he was instrumental in launching Christ Anglican Church in the early 2000s. He was a dedicated service minister and prayer warrior, and two-term Senior Warden of the Vestry. Over his lifetime, Charlie pursued a variety of hobbies including carving duck decoys, collecting rare books, and playing the banjo.
Survived by his wife, Nancy; daughter, Virginia Hansbury; grandchildren, Grant, Clark, and Vivienne; son-in-law, Michael Hansbury and his sons, Michael and Devin; sister, Beth Jordan (Mike); and brother-in-law, Walter Strickland.
Also preceded in death by his son, Charlie, III.
Funeral service held on Friday, May 21, 2021, at Christ Anglican Church, Cashiers, NC.
Memorials could be made to Christ Anglican Church, Cashiers, NC.
Published in Spartanburg Herald-Journal
May 25-30, 2021
Born on December 8, 1948, in Spartanburg, SC; son of the late Charles William Hammond and Vivienne Yvonne Roser Hammond.
Graduated from Spartanburg High School in 1967, and from the US Naval Academy earning both BS and MSEE degrees. He served in the Marine Corps for 20 years and worked in the telecommunications industry until his retirement in 2004.
In 1973, he married the love of his life, Nancy Strickland Hammond and they raised two children, Virginia and Charlie, III.
Faith and family were Colonel Hammond's passions. As a young boy, Charlie fell in love with the North Carolina mountains from his summers spent at Camp Sky Valley. In his retirement, he lived out his dream of building a home on Lake Glenville in Cashiers. While living in the mountains, he was instrumental in launching Christ Anglican Church in the early 2000s. He was a dedicated service minister and prayer warrior, and two-term Senior Warden of the Vestry. Over his lifetime, Charlie pursued a variety of hobbies including carving duck decoys, collecting rare books, and playing the banjo.
Survived by his wife, Nancy; daughter, Virginia Hansbury; grandchildren, Grant, Clark, and Vivienne; son-in-law, Michael Hansbury and his sons, Michael and Devin; sister, Beth Jordan (Mike); and brother-in-law, Walter Strickland.
Also preceded in death by his son, Charlie, III.
Funeral service held on Friday, May 21, 2021, at Christ Anglican Church, Cashiers, NC.
Memorials could be made to Christ Anglican Church, Cashiers, NC.
Published in Spartanburg Herald-Journal
May 25-30, 2021
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