Wanda Mae Damron Hammond 1949-2021

Posted Wednesday, September 1, 2021 10:06 am

Wanda Mae Damron Hammond, 72, of Alba passed away Aug. 24, 2021 in Tyler. She was born April 14, 1949 in Eden to Robert Jack and Ella Mae Robbins Damron. Wanda married David Wayne Hammond in Alba on June 28, 2018. She lived in Streetman before moving to Alba four years ago. She was preceded in death by her parents.

Survivors include her husband, David Hammond of Alba; two daughters, Tammy Cooley of Cedar Hill and Jennifer Anderson and husband Chad of Weatherford; three brothers, R.D. Damron of Tolar, Weldon Damron of Streetman and Doyle Damron and wife Lorna of North Carolina; sister, Virginia Hammond of North Dakota; two grandchildren; and numerous other relatives and friends.

The family will be having a memorial service at a later date.

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