Funeral service for Ms. Desiree Hammonds will be held on Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 12:00 P.M. at Deliverance Outreach Worship Center with Apostle Aaron Jones, officiating. Interment will follow at Valley View Memorial Gardens.

Ms. Hammonds will lie in repose at Deliverance Outreach Worship Center one hour prior to funeral time.

Public Viewing for Ms. Hammonds will be held on Friday, December 6, 2024 from 11:00 A.M. until 6:00 P.M. at the Nelms Memorial Funeral Home.

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Miss Desiree Hammonds was born in Madison, Alabama, on November 21, 1944 to Clayton and Susie Orr Hammonds. She departed her life on November 25, 2024 at 10:17 P.M. at her home surrounded by her family.

Desiree is preceded in death by aunts: Mrs. Willie Mae Scott and Hattie Garner; uncles: Mr. Zula B. Orr and Mr. Edward Orr; cousins: Mr. Rufus Scott and Samuel Scott.

Early in her life, she professed hope in Christ through the leadership of Reverend Samuel S. Hereford and then the late Reverend Homer L. McCall at St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church. Later in life, her spiritual covering was under the leadership of Apostle Aaron and Pastor Joanette Jones at Deliverance Outreach Worship Center.

She leaves to cherish her memories four sisters: Miss Molly Hammonds, Mrs. Gertrude McGee and family, Mrs. Tera Hargess and family, and Mrs. Janice Hixson and family; two brothers: Mr. Winford Hammonds and family and Mr. Alexander Hammonds and family; cousins: Miss Deborah D. Scott and family, Ms. Beatrice Horton and family, Miss Lillie Mae Garner and family, Ms. Verna Lee Garner and family, Ms. Faye Garner and family, Mr. George Scott and family, Mr. Harold Scott and family, Mr. Clarence Scott and family, Mr. Marion Orr and family, Mr. Garrion Orr and family, Mr. Carl Orr and family, Mr. James Orr and family, Mr. Leo Garner and family. She also leaves her beloved memories to extended family members: Mr. Eric (Kimberlee) Hogan, whom she saw not only as her caregiver, but as  a true friend and more like the daughter she did not have.

A special "Thank You" to the entire Hogan Family and the beloved Deliverance Outreach Worship Center members for the compassion you have shown toward Desiree, where she was embrace as their own. Even as she welcomed the transition from this world, she remained actively independent, vibrant, and cheerful with no problem speaking her mind and saying, "I'll give you a knuckle sandwich."

Though your giggles and smiles are gone, and your hand is too far away to touch, we still have many memories of the one we love so very much. your memory is our memento with which we will never part. God has you in his keeping, and we have you in our hearts.