RHODES, II, Spc. William L., 25, a former resident of Montgomery, AL departed this life on Monday, April 16, 2012. Funeral services will be held Monday, April 23, 2012 at 11:00 AM from First Baptist Church, 347 North Ripley St., with Pastor E. Baxter Morris officiating. Military Honors will follow in Greenwood Serenity Gardens Cemetery with the staff of Phillips-Riley Funeral Home directing. He leaves to mourn and cherish the wonderful memories we all made with him while on this earth: his mother Sheila Autrey-Rhodes Cunningham (Glen-stepfather), father, William Leon Rhodes, Sr. (Olivia - stepmother), siblings; Tamila Rhodes, Gabrielle Danielle Rhodes, and Champagne Joyce Cunningham; grandparents; Angus Lamar and Dorothy Autrey and Amy Lee Rhodes; aunts and uncles, Jean Rhodes Mack, Sharon Denise Autrey, Arnetta Yvette Autrey ( Billy), Sandra Autrey, Karen Autrey, David Rhodes, Jessie Rhodes (Beverly), Angus Lamar Autrey, III (Bonita), and Kevin Autrey (Llynn). He also leaves thirteen first cousins, a host of other relatives and friends and his fiancé, Handa "Jessica" Hayi who loved him with all her heart.