David Walker Billingsley, 81, passed away on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at his home in Como, MS.

He was born on May 28, 1936 in Lafayette County, MS to The Late Joseph Hubert Billingsley and Gertie Beatrice McAllister Billingsley and and was a member of Harmontown Baptist Church. A retired truck driver, he loved anything mechanical, especially tractors. He was a member of the Mid-South Flywheelers Association and was also a firearms enthusiast.

He leaves behind his loving family, which includes his wife of 61 years, JoAnne Shults Billingsley of Como; one daughter, Ellen Buell (Glynn) of Sardis; two sons, David Allan Billingsley (Tootie) of Sardis and Timothy Edwin Billingsley (Jessica) of Olive Branch; one sister, Fay Andrews of Austin, CA; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 15, 2017 at 3 p.m. in the Sardis Chapel of Ray-Nowell Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Friendship Cemetery in Como. Visitation will be held on Saturday, from 2-3 p.m. in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

Ray-Nowell Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.