1942
Alfred
2020
Alfred L. Hamby, Sr.
April 28, 1942 — December 13, 2020
A memorial service will be held at a later date for Mr. Alfred L. Hamby, Sr., 78, of West Monroe, LA.
Mr. Hamby was born on April 28, 1942, in Jena, LA, and passed away on December 13, 2020, at the Ochsner LSU Hospital in Shreveport, LA. Mr. Hamby was a member of the Fishnet Worship Center of West Monroe, LA.
Mr. Hamby grew up in Clayton, LA, and later graduated from Ferriday High School in 1960. He attended the Northeast Louisiana University for two years before enlisting in the United States Army in 1963, where he was assigned to the Madigan General Hospital, at Fort Lewis, in Tacoma, Washington, with a one-year deployment to Korea. He was honorably discharged as a Staff Sergeant in 1966.
After leaving the service, Mr. Hamby took a job at what was then Olinkraft in West Monroe, LA, where he worked for 42 years in maintenance, as the Union President for Local 364, and later as a maintenance supervisor in the powerhouse before retiring from Graphic Packaging.
During these years, Mr. Hamby spent his free time with his family playing ball, hunting, fishing, or camping. He began coaching flag and tackle football in what later became the West Ouachita Little Boys Football Association. Through his years he had an active role with the ball teams of his sons and grandsons, from Drew School, to Ridgedale Academy, and later Ouachita Christian School. Mr. Hamby coach Dixie Youth Baseball for the Channel 8 CBer’s and the W.B. Nelson Lumber Co. Over the years, he was mentioned and impacted the lives of many young people at all levels who still recall their time playing call for him. He will always be fondly remembered by friends and family as Fat Albert, Big Al, Papaw, Big Poppa, or Papa Jo..
Mr. Hamby was preceded in death by his parents, Lee and Inez Hamby of Clayton, LA, and Maurice and Marie Rawls of West Monroe, LA; and one sister, Marilyn Leach of West Monroe, LA.
Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Joan M. Hamby; children, Craig Hamby and wife Deborah, Al Hamby, Jr. and wife Felicia, and Ray Hamby and wife Angela; grandchildren, Seth Hamby and wife Victoria, Jacob Hamby and wife Deanna, Samantha H. Welch and husband Michael, Sarah H. Herrington and husband Tyler, Dalton Hamby and wife Ashton, Tyler C. Hamby and wife Sarah, Carlee Branch and husband Randy Joe, Allie Rae Hamby, and Tate Daniel Hamby; ten great grandchildren and two more on the way; brothers, George L. Hamby and Arnold M. Rawls, Jr.; sisters, Karen M. Poole and Sharon D. Rawls; brother-in-law, Mack Leach; and numerous nieces and nephews.
It is requested that in lieu of flowers donations be made to the Fishnet Worship Center Building Fund, or to your favorite charity.
Mr. Hamby was born on April 28, 1942, in Jena, LA, and passed away on December 13, 2020, at the Ochsner LSU Hospital in Shreveport, LA. Mr. Hamby was a member of the Fishnet Worship Center of West Monroe, LA.
Mr. Hamby grew up in Clayton, LA, and later graduated from Ferriday High School in 1960. He attended the Northeast Louisiana University for two years before enlisting in the United States Army in 1963, where he was assigned to the Madigan General Hospital, at Fort Lewis, in Tacoma, Washington, with a one-year deployment to Korea. He was honorably discharged as a Staff Sergeant in 1966.
After leaving the service, Mr. Hamby took a job at what was then Olinkraft in West Monroe, LA, where he worked for 42 years in maintenance, as the Union President for Local 364, and later as a maintenance supervisor in the powerhouse before retiring from Graphic Packaging.
During these years, Mr. Hamby spent his free time with his family playing ball, hunting, fishing, or camping. He began coaching flag and tackle football in what later became the West Ouachita Little Boys Football Association. Through his years he had an active role with the ball teams of his sons and grandsons, from Drew School, to Ridgedale Academy, and later Ouachita Christian School. Mr. Hamby coach Dixie Youth Baseball for the Channel 8 CBer’s and the W.B. Nelson Lumber Co. Over the years, he was mentioned and impacted the lives of many young people at all levels who still recall their time playing call for him. He will always be fondly remembered by friends and family as Fat Albert, Big Al, Papaw, Big Poppa, or Papa Jo..
Mr. Hamby was preceded in death by his parents, Lee and Inez Hamby of Clayton, LA, and Maurice and Marie Rawls of West Monroe, LA; and one sister, Marilyn Leach of West Monroe, LA.
Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Joan M. Hamby; children, Craig Hamby and wife Deborah, Al Hamby, Jr. and wife Felicia, and Ray Hamby and wife Angela; grandchildren, Seth Hamby and wife Victoria, Jacob Hamby and wife Deanna, Samantha H. Welch and husband Michael, Sarah H. Herrington and husband Tyler, Dalton Hamby and wife Ashton, Tyler C. Hamby and wife Sarah, Carlee Branch and husband Randy Joe, Allie Rae Hamby, and Tate Daniel Hamby; ten great grandchildren and two more on the way; brothers, George L. Hamby and Arnold M. Rawls, Jr.; sisters, Karen M. Poole and Sharon D. Rawls; brother-in-law, Mack Leach; and numerous nieces and nephews.
It is requested that in lieu of flowers donations be made to the Fishnet Worship Center Building Fund, or to your favorite charity.
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