Mr. Eastern (Billy) Willingham, 81, of Prescott
04,1942 IN EMMET, ARKANSAS TO MARY AND O.C.
WILLINGHAM, SR. AND DEPARTED THIS LIFE ON
DECEMBER 15, 2023 AT SOUTHERN PINES NURSING
HOME IN PRESCOTT, ARKANSAS. HE WAS
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS BELOVED PARENTS
AND TWO SIBLINGS, RAYMOND WILLINGHAM AND
BOBBIE FAYE HILBURN.
BILLY IS SURVIVED BY HIS LONGTIME COMPANION,
FAYE OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS. SIX SISTERS, MARY
FLENORY, LULA JOHNSON, PENELOPE BUCKLEY,
DEBRA VAUGHN, LISA WILLINGHAM (GARY), AND
ANGELA WARREN. TWO BROTHERS, O.C.
WILLINGHAM, JR. (MARTHA), AND LESTER
WILLINGHAM (DIANNE). HE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY
HIS CHILDREN, FREDDIE (TANINA) WILLINGHAM,
RAMONA WILLINGHAM, AND DERRICK STUART
WILLINGHAM. ALSO LEFT TO CHERISH HIS MEMORY
ARE HIS GRANDCHILDREN AS WELL AS MANY
NIECES, NEPHEWS, AND A HOST OF OTHER
RELATIVES AND FRIENDS.
HE RECEIVED GREAT JOY FROM SHARING MANY
MEMORIES AS A MCRAE TIGER OUTSTANDING
ATHLETE. BILLY ALSO SERVED IN THE UNITED
STATES ARMY. FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS, HE
WORKED FOR HARVEY GIDDENS SECURITY
COMPANY IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS AS A SECURITY
OFFICER, RETIRING THREE MONTHS BEFORE
RETURNING TO ARKANSAS.
HE WILL BE REMEMBERED FONDLY BY HIS FAMILY
AND FRIENDS FOR HIS GENEROSITY AND
KINDNESS. MAY THE RESURRECTION OF HOPE
SUSTAIN ALL OF US AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE
TIME WHEN WE WILL SEE BILLY AGAIN.