Gwendolyn Hammond
Obituary
In Lieu of Flowers, donations may be made to the James R. Clark Sickle Cell Foundation
Gwendolyn Hammond born on May 5, 1954, to the late Mary Phillips Hammond and Julius Hammond, Jr. She transitioned from this life on May 25, 2023 at Richland Heart Center.
She graduated from Sumter High in 1972. She then moved to New York and worked until her health failed and moved back to Columbia, South Carolina. She joined the Bethlehem Baptist Church where she was the member of the Sanctuary Choir, Missionary, Sickle Cell Foundation, and part of In Prenence Ministry. In 2022, she joined the Oak Grove Baptist Church until her timely death.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her two brothers, Stanley Hammond, and Tyrone Hammond; two sisters, Winnester Davis, and Julia Hammond.
She leaves to cherish, her sister, Sandra (Tubal); brother, Vernon Hammond; two nephews, Aaron Davis, and Stafford Davis; niece, Tanea Hammond; other relatives and friends.
Service Program
Services
May 30, 2023
2:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Bostick-Tompkins Funeral Home
2930 Colonial Drive
Columbia, SC 29203
May 31, 2023
11:00 AM
Oak Grove Baptist Church
1063 Old Two Notch Road
Elgin, SC 29045
Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
1063 Old Two Notch Road
Elgin, SC 29045
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Gwendolyn Hammond
May 5, 1954-May 25, 2023
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James R. Clarke Sickle Cell Foundation
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