Cecil C. Ammons

Cecil C. Ammons, age 96, passed away Wednesday, October 30th after a brief illness. Cecil lived his entire life in the Bessemer, AL area, living approximately the last 71 years in the Loveless Park/Reevestown community. He spent his last 3 months living at Rocky Ridge Retirement Residence, where he made many new friends. He was devoted to his church, Grace Life Baptist (formerly known as Loveless Park Baptist), having spent many years serving as deacon and being involved in building and men’s fellowship ministries, among many others. Cecil was a beloved Sunday School teacher and a mentor to many over the years. Cecil served his country in the U.S. Army during WW II in the European Theatre, and was an aircraft and engine mechanic. He was given the privilege in recent years of participating in Honor Flight, traveling to Washington, D.C. to be honored as a WW II vet and to visit the WW II memorial. He was retired from Rust Engineering, where he worked as a designer and was highly respected by his colleagues for his innovative solutions to project challenges. Cecil was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 63 years, Mary Knight Ammons, son, John F. Ammons, brothers James M. Ammons, Troy L. Ammons, Harold Ammons, and Harry Ammons, and his parents, J.T. (Dude) and Roxie Ammons. He is survived by his son, David M. Ammons (Sherry), and daughter-in-law, Jackie Ammons; grandchildren, Julie Ammons, Drew (Maria H.) Ammons, Adrienne A. (Sam) Domino; sister, Bobbie Caldwell, 7 great grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Cecil’s memory to: Grace Life Baptist Church, 6200 Lou George Loop Road Bessemer, AL 35022 or Wounded Warrior Project P.O. Box 758517 Topeka, Kansas 66675 (Mailed donations must be accompanied by the appropriate donation form. To obtain form, go to: https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/_transactionServerFiles/700/2012/1/18/OnlineDonationForm.pdf). Funeral services will be held at Bessemer Brown Service Funeral Home Monday, November 4th at 11:00 a.m. with burial immediately following at Highland Memorial Gardens, Bessemer, AL. The family will receive visitors at Bessemer Brown Service, Bessemer, AL, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Monday, November 4th.

Cecil C. Ammons

October 30, 1917 - October 30, 2013