Robert William (Willie) Hemmings

October 18, 1923 - May 30, 2019

Robert W. Hemmings (Willie), 95, passed away May 30, 2019 in Albany, GA. His funeral service will be at 11 AM on Saturday, June 1, 2019 at Kimbrell-Stern with interment to follow at Floral Memory Gardens with his son-in-law Walter Blankenship officiating. Visitation will be at Kimbrell-Stern on Saturday prior to the funeral service beginning at 10 AM until the funeral hour. Mr. Hemmings was born October 18, 1923 to Robert Dudley and Ella Frances Haynes Hemmings at Surry County, Mt. Airy, North Carolina. Mr. Hemmings and his family moved to Nashville, GA where he went to school to continue his education. He was employed for 35 years with J. H. Harvey and Co. out of Nashville, GA. He was married to Lois McClung for 48 years and to Willie Ella (Lila) for 18 years. Along with his wives, he was preceded in death by 6 sisters: Daisy Lemmon, Pearl Grinner, Nanny Jefferson, Susie Knowles, Pansy Stodghill, and Lorena Spires; a brother: Rossie Franklin Hemmings. He is survived by a son: William Scott Hemmings (Jackie), Albany, GA; a daughter: Debbi Hemmings Smith, Tampa, FL; step children: Elaine Hardee Blankenship, Craig and Merv Hardee. He has 12 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren; one surviving sister: Vera Harrell, Eatonton, GA. His greatest love was his family, fishing, and going to the Krispy Kreme to have coffee with his lifelong friends.