William H. Hammett was born in Mounds, Il. on May 24,1921.He was the second of four children, born to Beulah B. Davenport & Raymond R. Hammett.
Friends & family called him by the childhood nickname of Billy.
At an early age, the family moved to Wickliffe, Kentucky, where he met & married Shirley H. Raynor. They were married for 50 years & had one daughter, Betty.
On Dec. 8, 1942 Billy enlisted in the United States Army & spent time in the Philippines. After being discharged, he worked for the railroad & Sippi Products.
In 1957 he moved his family to Chicago, Il. where Billy was employed as an Ironworker. In 1979 he suffered a heart attack & retired back to his home in Kentucky.
He passed away on April 2, 1989, at the age of 68.
He will forever be loved & missed by his family & friends.
"Go rest high on the mountain Son, your work on earth is done-
Go to Heaven a-shoutin,'
Love for the Father & The Son."
Friends & family called him by the childhood nickname of Billy.
At an early age, the family moved to Wickliffe, Kentucky, where he met & married Shirley H. Raynor. They were married for 50 years & had one daughter, Betty.
On Dec. 8, 1942 Billy enlisted in the United States Army & spent time in the Philippines. After being discharged, he worked for the railroad & Sippi Products.
In 1957 he moved his family to Chicago, Il. where Billy was employed as an Ironworker. In 1979 he suffered a heart attack & retired back to his home in Kentucky.
He passed away on April 2, 1989, at the age of 68.
He will forever be loved & missed by his family & friends.
"Go rest high on the mountain Son, your work on earth is done-
Go to Heaven a-shoutin,'
Love for the Father & The Son."
William H. Hammett was born in Mounds, Il. on May 24,1921.He was the second of four children, born to Beulah B. Davenport & Raymond R. Hammett.
Friends & family called him by the childhood nickname of Billy.
At an early age, the family moved to Wickliffe, Kentucky, where he met & married Shirley H. Raynor. They were married for 50 years & had one daughter, Betty.
On Dec. 8, 1942 Billy enlisted in the United States Army & spent time in the Philippines. After being discharged, he worked for the railroad & Sippi Products.
In 1957 he moved his family to Chicago, Il. where Billy was employed as an Ironworker. In 1979 he suffered a heart attack & retired back to his home in Kentucky.
He passed away on April 2, 1989, at the age of 68.
He will forever be loved & missed by his family & friends.
"Go rest high on the mountain Son, your work on earth is done-
Go to Heaven a-shoutin,'
Love for the Father & The Son."
Friends & family called him by the childhood nickname of Billy.
At an early age, the family moved to Wickliffe, Kentucky, where he met & married Shirley H. Raynor. They were married for 50 years & had one daughter, Betty.
On Dec. 8, 1942 Billy enlisted in the United States Army & spent time in the Philippines. After being discharged, he worked for the railroad & Sippi Products.
In 1957 he moved his family to Chicago, Il. where Billy was employed as an Ironworker. In 1979 he suffered a heart attack & retired back to his home in Kentucky.
He passed away on April 2, 1989, at the age of 68.
He will forever be loved & missed by his family & friends.
"Go rest high on the mountain Son, your work on earth is done-
Go to Heaven a-shoutin,'
Love for the Father & The Son."
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