William "Billy" Patrick Mummy was born February 13, 1972, in Taladega, Alabama, the son of
William Ring and Felice Patrick. Ring
took off when Mummy was only eight months old, abandoning his infant
son and ailing wife, who died two years later from epilepsy.
Billy Mummy was adopted and raised by his aunt and uncle, Frank and
Janet Mummy, on a farm in Calhoun County, Mississippi.
They often had trouble keeping Mummy's mischief contained, and
when he turned 12, they realized his curiosity went beyond healthy
boyhood temperament. Mummy was caught with four other students vandalizing
the Calhoun County Middle School, using spray paint and fire extinguishers
to coat the school walls with vile epithets and a heavy coat of chalky
dust.
Frank employed his adopted son's labor on his chicken farm in Bruce
in an attempt to teach him discipline. Billy Mummy would work on the
farm after dropping out of college, and
eventually he would own share in the family farm.
In 1990, Mummy enrolled at Mississippi State University
in Starkville. At school -- his first time away from home -- he earned
his keep among the thugs and stoners, whiling away much of his time
with drugs and alcohol and petty theft. He was charged in separate
incidents with theft of road signs, public disturbance, and possession
of marijuana at a fraternity party bust, in which the offense he was nabbed
for was the least of many indiscretions he had performed that night.
Frank grew tired of his adopted son's behavior
at school, so he refused funds, hoping it would make Mummy get a job
and earn his tuition. Instead, Mummy dropped out and went on a road
romp, which ended in El Paso, Texas, where Frank was summoned to
bail him out of jail for public drunk, indecent exposure and carrying
an unregistered firearm. He brought Mummy back and enrolled him
in a rehabilitation program.
Mummy is classified as officially rehabilitated and
works with his uncle at Mummy Farms, their chicken ranch in Bruce.
His decision to join Corwin Fitz and his crew of actors stems
from "a secret desire" he's always had to perform.
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