William "Bill" Anthony Hamilton Sr.

William Anthony Hamilton, Sr. affectionately known as Bill, was born February 12, 1945, to the late James Curtis Reed Sr. and Velma Evabell Hamm however he was raised by his grandparents the late Anthony and Mabel Hamilton of Russellville, AL. He graduated from Reedtown High School in 1965. There, he met his high school sweetheart, Mollie Ann Hillman. They married on March 28, 1968. To this union two beautiful children were born, a son William (Billy) Anthony Hamilton Jr., and a daughter Detra Claudette Hamilton. After graduating high school, he attended Alabama A&M University Normal, AL and later enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1966, where he started as a rifleman and later became a Drill Instructor. He went on to the Vietnam War and received the following medals and ribbons: Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, and Vietnam Cross of Gallantry w/Palm. He later received an honorable discharge in 1970. He was a devout Christian and a faithful member St. Paul C.M.E. Church in Russellville Al. There he served as President of the Usher Board, Steward, and Trustee. His career started as a pipefitter at Tennessee Valley Authority. He was employed at Reynolds Alloy, which later became Wise Alloy, as a maintenance pipe-fitter supervisor until he retired in 2011. He also served on the Russellville City Gas Board. He became a member of Ensley Rising Star Lodge #47, where he served as Worshipful Master for a number of years. He was a charter member of Al Azhar Temple No. 195. He was a 32 nd degree mason member of the Consistory. He departed his life peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on March 10, 2025. He is preceded in death by his mother, Velma Hamm, and father, James Reed, grandparents Anthony and Mabel Hamilton and aunts Mary Martin, Nannie Thompkins, Willie Mae Hamilton, Minnie Drone, Alice Hall, and Ann McCulloch. Brothers Norman Hall, James Curtis Reed, James Hamm, and Thomas Hamm Sister Jalie Dean Hamm-Mitchell. He leaves to cherish his memory his loving wife, Mollie, Son William (Billy) Jr., and daughter Detra. Grandchild Justin Lee Knight. His brothers Milton Hamm of Tuscumbia, AL Roger Hamm of Florence, AL, and Ronnie Hamm Sr. of Melbourne, FL. Sisters Norma J. Thompson and Linda Reed, Carolyn Reed of Buffalo, NY. Goddaughter Deborah Martin (Stevie) Florence, AL. Special Grandchildren: Deonna Douglas (Dominic) of Trussville, AL and Stephanie Johnson of Tuscumbia, AL. Special cousin Mary Grace Ivory of Dayton, Oh. Special friend William Scott of Hope Mills, NC. Special daughter Carla Cleveland of Birmingham, AL, A special cousin Richard Hillman of Russellville, AL and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and loving friends.

William "Bill" Anthony Hamilton Sr.

February 12, 1945 - March 10, 2025

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