Mrs. Helen Parker Hammond, age 83, of Cloudland, Georgia, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2012 at the Oakview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Mrs. Hammond was born in Trion, Georgia on April 27, 1928, daughter of the late Jesse Parker and Bessie Wilbanks Parker. She was a member of the Pleasant Grove Church of Christ and prior to retirement, had worked with the Revco Corporation. Mrs. Hammond was preceded in death by her brothers, Charles Parker and John Parker and a sister, Frances Gray.

Mrs. Hammond is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Stan and Meagan Hammond and Marc and Teresa Hammond; Grandchildren and their spouses, Tiffany and Jud Westbrook, Jason and Katie Hammond, Heath and Brooke Hammond, Holly and Landon Bryant, and Amelia Lively; great grandchildren, Trey and Madelyn Westbrook, Lexi and Heather Hammond, Brody Bryant and Carol Ann Cash; Special Friends, Opal Sprayberry and JoAnn Clements; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Memorial Services for Mrs. Hammond will be held Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 2:00 P.M. in the chapel of the Mason Funeral Home with Minister Hugh Glaze officiating. Private interment services will be held at a later date in the Old Trion Cemetery.

Family and Friends will gather at the Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends Sunday from 1:00 P.M. until the service hour.