Billy Gordon "Bill" Diamond
Billy Gordon "Bill" Diamond
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Tuesday Jan 13th 12:45 pm
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Billy Gordon Diamond, or Bill as he was called by his family and friends, passed away on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, at the age of 86.
Billy was preceded in death by his parents, Ferrel Mae and Walter Allen Diamond, Sr., his brothers, Walter Allen Diamond, Jr., Thomas Wesley Daimond and Mack Colley Diamond.
He is survived by his daughter, Ingrid Smith (Scott); two grandsons, Ian (Krysten) and Sean Smith; and great-grandchildren, Frankie, Cameron and Olivia Smith. He is also survived by his remaining siblings, Martha Diamond and Paul Diamond, along with many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews.
Bill's devoted friend, Betty Deese, stood beside him for seventeen years and her children, Angie, Amanda and Stacy, were as close to him as his biological family.
Billy was a devoted Navy man and was a chief and journalist while serving. He often times said he would reenlist if he were younger.
He was loved greatly and will be missed by many.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at Hughes Funeral Home, 26209 Pollard Road, Daphne, AL. There will be a time of visitation before the service beginning at 12PM followed by the service at 12:45PM. Interment will follow at 2PM at the Alabama State Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Spanish Fort, AL.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to any of the following:
St. Jude's at https://www.stjude.org/donate
Wounded Warriors at https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/
American Lung Association at https://www.lung.org/
Hughes Funeral Home, 26209 Pollard Road, Daphne, AL, is assisting the family.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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Betty Deese
January 19, 2026
I meet Bill over seventeen years ago we started our relationship six months after we meet. He was a very smart man, always had great ideas, loved to read. I always enjoyed our time together. He loved to eat out and he was a great dancer. He taught me how to dance.I sure do miss him and our outings sometimes he would say you want to go get ice cream of course I would say sure.
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JOEL C. WATSON
January 13, 2026
I remember when Billy(my first cousin) and I were both older probably in our 40 or fifties he always had the ability to think outside the box so to speak: I later bought billboard on property owned in Bham but Billy had ideas before it became common here in the states about advertisements on buses and park benches. I also recall going to the Diamond house outside of Greenville, Ala when I was about 10 or 11 years old to stay and visit with the family: I was shocked at that age; we ate an orange watermelon. That was the first time I had seen an orange watermelon and I was very impressed. Still haven't seen one since. Your First Cousin:
Joel Watson 3521 Birmingham, Alabama 3522
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