Camden – A service to celebrate the life of Charles Thomas “Tommy” Hammond, 83, will be held on Friday, January 31, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home, Lugoff, with burial to follow in Beulah Christian Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday, January 30, 2025 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home, Lugoff. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Children in Greenville, S.C.

Mr. Hammond passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2025 at Prisma Health Richland. Born in Camden, he was the son of the late Jesse Holland Hammond and Sarah Moseley Hammond. He received a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from The University of South Carolina and retired from the South Carolina Department of Transportation after 42 years where he was the Residence Maintenance Engineer of Kershaw County.

Mr. Hammond was a member of Kershaw Lodge #29 and the Knights Temple and York Rite. He coached baseball for Camden High School and the American Legion Post 17 from 1981-1988. He was an avid Gamecock fan and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was the founding member of C.T. Hammond Hunt Club.

Surviving are his wife, Jennie Marshall Hammond; sons, Charles Thomas Hammond, Jr. (Lee) of Lugoff, Robert Lee Hammond (Julia) of Camden, and Benjamin Holland Hammond (Laura) of Jacksonville, N.C.; step-sons, Marshall Delmer Munn (Angela) of Camden and Dwayne Bradley Munn (Christine) of Lugoff; 12 grandchildren; and 8 great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a grandson, Charles Thomas Hammond III; brother, Robert Holland Hammond; and sister, Sarah Rebecca Hammond.