EDDY N. HAMMOND

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BURLINGTON, N.C.-Mr. Eddy "Sparky" Nelson Hammond, 68, of Burlington, passed away at 2:53 a.m., Thursday, July 30, 2015, at Alamance Regional Medical Center.

A native of Alamance County, he was the husband of Ella Allen Hammond, who survives, and son of the late Nelson Alexander Hammond and Christine Lewis Hammond. He was the owner of Cardinal Tire Distributors. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church and Rotary Club in Sumter. A devoted and generous family man who loved people, his wit, charm and presence never went unnoticed. He was a man of conviction, faith and compassion and will be missed by each life he touched.

Surviving, other than his wife, are three children, Kelly Christina "KC" Crawley and husband, Frank Jr., of Melbourne, Florida; Erica Raut and husband, Mo, of New Brunswick, New Jersey; and Emily Aspinwall and husband, Chad, of North Andover, Massachusetts; four grandchildren, Kate, Tripp, Amy and Cecelia Crawley; favorite granddog, Oliver; and a sister, Anne Rimmer and husband, Tony, of Tustin, California.

He was preceded in death by a daughter, Amy Alexandra.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Graham Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Ingram Hedgepeth officiating. Burial will follow at Alamance Memorial Park.

The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m., Sunday at the Rich & Thompson Mortuary in Burlington, North Carolina, and other times at the residence.

Memorials may be made to Alamance Elder Care, 2732 Anne Elizabeth Drive, Burlington, N.C. 27215 or to Life Path, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, N.C. 27215. Condolences may be offered at www.richandthompson.com.