Audrey “Dale” Hammond

Audrey "Dale" Hammond
Audrey "Dale" Hammond

November 30, 1952 ~ July 31, 2021 (age 68)

Audrey Dale Hammond age 68 of Chadbourn passed on Saturday, July 31, 2021 at Columbus Regional Healthcare System in Whiteville.

A memorial service will be held at a later date.

He was the son of the late Wilton Smith Hammond and Frances Helen Stewart.  He was also preceded in death by his wife, June Hammond.

He was a veteran serving in the Unites States Army.

Dale is survived by two daughters, Vanessa Hunt McPherson (Ryan) of Whiteville and Mary Frances Hammond Shelton (Bobby) of Jefferson, Georgia; siblings, Elaine H. Jordan (Buster) of Chadbourn, Henry Hammond (Diane) of Loris, SC and Hope H. Nobles (Larry) of Chadbourn; six grandchildren, Tiffany Massey, Brandon Hammond, Rebecca Sims, Dustin Shelton, Gavin McPherson and Erina McPherson; and four great-grandchildren.

Worthington Funeral Home in Chadbourn is serving the family

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