Orville Hammond

Orville L. “Jack” Hammond passed away peacefully on July 24, 2016 in Shiloh, NC. Jack was the foreman and only one at the time with the knowledge and talent to make neon lighting for Cardinal Sign Company in Virginia Beach with 41 years of dedicated service. A lover of country music, Jack enjoyed playing the banjo and guitar for friends and family. Jack was fond of fishing, seafood-especially crab legs and scallops, and travelling to Kingsport, Tennessee to visit loved ones.

Jack was preceded in death by his loving wife of 48 years, Ruth C. Hammond; daughter, Catherine M. Hammond; parents, Prentis and Pearl Hammond and sister, Lillian K. Cartwright.

Left to cherish his memory are his daughters, Lina E. Marshall, Deborah L. Latta, Diana R. Fish and Faye Harmon; sons, Earnest B. Hammond, Woody McFaden, Myron Hammond and Keith Hammond; sister, Alma J. Hussey; brother, Wayne Hammond; 20 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great-grandchildren.

A visitation will be held on Thursday, July 28, 2016 from 10am-12pm at Woodlawn Funeral Home at 6329 E. VA Beach Blvd in Norfolk with a funeral service at 12pm followed by burial and a reception.

Please visit www.woodlawngroup.com to leave a message of condolence for the family.