Earlene Yvonne Speer Hammond, 66

Formerly of Pinehurst, Texas, the daughter of Henry and Nora Botkin Evans, she served as general sessions and juvenile judge for Grundy County from 1998-2006.

A member of the Church of Christ, she was a graduate of Georgia Law School and practiced law in Texas from 1964-1989 prior to moving to Altamont where she practiced from 1990-2005. She also served on the board of elections and Exceptional Enterprises board of directors.

She is survived by her husband, Wayne Hammond; daughter, Michelle and Bill Lingle; son, Carlton and Lisa Speer of Knoxville; granddaughter, Lea Speer; sisters, Joyce and Jim Sanders of Katy, Texas, Linda and Don Davis of Groesbeck, Texas, Willie Evans of Tomball, Texas.

Services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Altamont Church of Christ with Joe D. Gray officiating. Burial will follow at Altamont City Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 9 p.m. tonight at Layne Funeral Home.

Layne Funeral Home of Altamont is in charge of arrangements.

Southern Standard

(McMinnville, Tenn.) Nov. 1, 2006