William Ray (Bill) Hammonds, 84, longtime resident of Greenville, Alabama and most recently a resident of Deatsville, Alabama went to be with the Lord on Friday, November 18, 2022.

Visitation will be held at Dunklin Funeral Home in Greenville, Alabama on Wednesday, November 23, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 a.m. from the chapel of Dunklin Funeral Home with Minister Charles Box, Minister Terry Gafford, and Minister Elisha Freeman officiating. Mr. Hammonds will be laid to rest at Sunrise Memorial Park in Greenville with Dunklin Funeral Home directing.

Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to Walnut Street Church of Christ, P.O. Box 551, Greenville, Alabama 36037.

Mr. Hammonds was born on May 11, 1938 "just north of South, Alabama" (as folks in northern Covington County like to say). He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served on the U.S.S. Essex. Mr. Hammonds worked for many years and retired from American Colloid Company. More importantly, he was a faithful member of the Walnut Street Church of Christ for over 40 years.

Mr. Hammonds is preceded in death by his parents, Marie Collier Walton and Lomax Hammonds; and by his loving wife of over 57 years, Agnes Lowery Hammonds.

He is survived by his sons, Jim Hammonds (Alicia); Lomax Byrd (Sally); daughters, Gayle Gafford (Terry) and Ginny Shirley; grandchildren, Anne Marie Freeman (Elisha), Trisha Croley (Brandon), Ella Byrd and Will Byrd; great-grandchildren, Gage Arrant, Grace Freeman and Trace Little.

Mr. Bill lived his life faithful to Christ and was ready when the time came to leave this old world behind.