Willie Hamlett

HAMLETT, Mr. Willie Lee "Bill" - Age 76, passed away Thursday, April 6, 2006 at McLaren Regional Medical Center.Family hour 10:30AM Wednesday, April 12, 2006 at Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church, 502 W. Flint Park Blvd., with funeral service commencing immediately at 11AM. Pastor Chester Payton officiating. Interment Sunset Hills Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:30AM Wednesday. Mr. Hamlett will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12Noon-8PM Tuesday. Mr. Willie Lee "Bill" Hamlett was born February 27, 1930 in Pinson, Tennessee, the son of Zack and Ollie Mae Hamlett. Willie attended elementary school in Pinson. After graduating from Merry High School in Jackson, TN, he attended Lane College, also in Jackson. Willie had a strong faith in Christ and joined Mount Pleasant Baptist Church at an early age. He served his country during the Korean Conflict and received an Honorable Discharge. Shortly after returning from the Armed Services, he moved to Grand Rapids, MI and worked for a period of time. In 1954, he relocated to Flint and began working at General Motors until his retirement in May of 1988. In 1956, Willie married Carrie Malone and to this union, four children were born. Mr. Willie Lee "Bill" Hamlett leaves to cherish his memory: loving wife of 50 years, Carrie A. Hamlett; 2 daughters, Lecia Hamlett and Patricia (Marcellus) Thurman, both of Atlanta, GA; son, Kevin (Carolyn) Hamlett of Flint, MI; 10 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; sisters, Rexie (Cliff) Parker of Indianapolis, IN, and Dorothy (Curtis) Young of Kalamazoo, MI; brothers, Zack (Gretchen) Hamlett of Glendale, AZ, and Homer Purdy of St. Louis, MO; sisters-in-law, Pattie Clark of Flint, MI, Emma Evans of Petersburg, VA and Ruth Harris of Ford, VA; brother-in-law, Archer Malone of Richmond, VA; many cousins, nieces, nephews and dear friends. Mr. Willie Lee "Bill" Hamlett was preceded in death by his son, Michael Lee Hamlett; parents, Zack and Ollie Mae Hamlett; sister, Christana Hughes; 2 brothers, Murrell Hamlett and Albert Bennett Hamlett.

Willie Hamlett

February 27, 1930 - April 6, 2006