Willie (Billy) Edward Suggs, Jr., was

born to the late Willie Sr., and Lillian Mae Suggs on

November 15, 1936, in Tuscumbia, Alabama. He was

educated in Tuscumbia City Schools, where he graduated

from Trenholm High School. He also attended Alabama

A&M University in Normal, Alabama. He later joined

the U.S. Army, where he served his country, while also

becoming a certified brick mason and obtaining the

knowledge to brick his own home. He became employed

by Reynolds Metal Company, where he worked for 34

years, until retirement. During his tenure at Reynolds,

he wrote a song about the company. He departed this life

on November 15, 2019.

Billy was a member of the First Missionary Baptist

Church of Tuscumbia, later joining the Mount Olive

Missionary Baptist Church in Muscle Shoals, Alabama,

where he served as Chairman of the Deacon Board, was

a choir member, as well as a Sunday school teacher. He

enjoyed watching westerns and the Andy Griffith Show

on television and being a mentor of wisdom to both

young and old.

He is preceded in death by: his wife, Barbara; son,

LeChester Suggs; parents, Willie Sr., and Lillian Mae

Suggs; brother, George Suggs; and sister, Patricia Oates.

Left to cherish his memories: two daughters, Deloris

(Charles) Jarmon and Dorothy (Keith) Abernathy,

both of Muscle Shoals, Alabama; one son, Thomas

(Angela) Suggs of Madison, Alabama; twelve

grandchildren, Tiffanie, Chuckie, Xazavier, Deion,

Tavian, Solomon, Chiquita, Tiffany, Chris, Kayla,

Sydney, and Melissa; five great-grandchildren; two sisters,

Janas Acklin and Mattie Beachum, both of Tuscumbia,

AL; three sisters-in-law, Eunice Young of Zion, Illinois,

Edna (Curtis) Stewart of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and

Alexis Suggs of Marshall, Texas; one brother-in-law,

Connie (Pamela) Burt of Leighton, Alabama; and a host

of relatives and friends.