Hector Bob Mahaley

Funeral Service for Mr. Hector Mahaley, 82 of Decatur, Alabama will be noon Friday, November 22, 2024 at St. Stephens P.B. Church with Elder Christopher Collins officiating. Inhumation will follow in Sterrs Cemetery. The body will lie in repose one hour prior to service. Public viewing will be Thursday from 1:00PM until 4:00PM at Reynolds Funeral Home.

Hector Bob Mahaley, affectionally known as “Flick,” was born on Sunday, August 23, 1942, in Limestone County, Alabama; he was the oldest son of the late John B. Mahaley and Queen Esther Bledsoe Mahaley Wells. He departed this life November 15, 2024, at the Summerford Health & Rehab Center, Falkville, Alabama.

Hector accepted Christ and joined St. Stephen P. B. Church, under the leadership of Elder Christopher Collins.

An outgoing student, he was a 1961 graduate of Lakeside High School, in Decatur, Alabama. Upon graduation, he proudly served his country in the United States Army as a Vietnam era veteran, enlisting July 6, 1961, and separating with an honorable discharge on June 23, 1964.  In 1975, he graduated from Calhoun Community College, receiving a technical degree. 

A devoted outdoorsman, he will be fondly remembered for his passion for fishing and hunting. For thirty-eight years, he was employed with the Tennessee Valley Authority, retiring in 2004. He was anactive and longtime member in his local veteran’s community, serving in the American Legion Post 0310. More than anything, “Flick” enjoyed spending time with his family; and took pleasure as a retiree, sharing meals, laughing and joking with friends.  

Hector was preceded in death by his parents, and brother, Clifford E. Mahaley.

The memory of “Flick’s” lively spirit will be treasured by his devoted sons, Dexter B. Mahaley, of Decatur, Alabama and Rakesk (Melondy) Martin, Douglasville, Georgia; grandchildren, Antijun B. (Khadijah) H. Mahaley, Tiffany M. (Julin) Martin, Asa Martin, Mallory N. Martin, Demarion D. Burns; great grandchildren, Antijun B. Mahaley, II, Elliana Q. Mahaley, Asa O. Martin, II, Tristen J. McWhorter; beloved sister, Robin King; aunt, Shirley Ann Mahaley; special cousins, Bettye Cain and Ronnie Patton; nephews, nieces, cousins, other relatives; and dear friends, Morris and Lisa Griffin, and Jewel Freeman; and members of American Legion Post 0310.

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