Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....WILSON, BILLY E  SR. February 6, 2009
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News Star World - February 08, 2009
BILLY E. WILSON, SR.

Mulhearn Funeral Home

West Monroe, LA

Funeral Services for Mr. Billy E. Wilson, Sr., 77, of West Monroe, LA will be 
10:30 A.M. Monday, February 9, 2009, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, 
West Monroe, with Rev. Joe Solomon and Alan Robertson officiating. Interment 
to follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Calhoun.

Mr. Wilson was born September 14, 1931 in Porter, AL and passed away on 
February 6, 2009 at Northern Louisiana Medical Center after a lengthy illness. 
He was member of Walker's Chapel Baptist Church. He retired from State Farm 
Insurance as operations superintendant after 37 1/2 years of service. He held 
many insurance designations including CLU and CPCU. He was a dedicated blood 
donor and had several pens of distinction. He tirelessly gave of his time and 
collected for the American Cancer Society, Heart Association, Salvation Army, 
and United Way. He was a past president of the Lions Club of Fultondale, AL. 
Bill never passed a friend or a stranger in need and often assisted stranded 
motorists, the hungry, and the needy. He is preceded in death by his parents, 
Walter and Annie Wilson; brother, Chuck Wilson; and sister, Carol Norris.

He is survived by his loving wife and loyal caregiver, Helen E. Wilson. They 
would have been married 58 years on February 18, 2009. Other survivors include 
daughter, Diane Cottingham and her husband Rusty; son, Bill Wilson, Jr. and 
his wife, Carol; grandchildren, Kelly Byran, Kris Cottingham, Whitnee Spradlin 
and her husband Eric, Logan Wilson, Kristin Payton and her husband Rod, and 
Ashley Knight; great-grandchildren, Colby Hunter, Eli, Conner, and Brooks; 
sisters, Sue Reeves and her husband Robert, Linda Adams and her husband 
Michael; sisters-in-law, Shirley Reeves and husband Albert, Jo Evans, Nadine 
Frederick and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Pallbearers will be grandsons, Kris Cottingham and Logan Wilson; nephews, 
Randall Frederick, Kenneth Frederick, Mike Evans and Jeff Headley. Honorary 
pallbearers will be Charles Matthews and Colby Wallace.

Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Sunday, February 8, 2009 at 
Mulhearn Funeral Home, West Monroe.

Memorials may be made to Lea Joyner Memorial United Methodist Church Building 
Fund, Salvation Army, or American Cancer Society.

The family wants to express their heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to the 
nurses and care attendants, Becca, Annette, and Nancy from Alpha Care Home 
Health.

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