Billy Doyle Gatlin, 84, of Riesel died Sunday, March 20,
2016.
Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at Bellmead
Funeral Chapel with Reverend V. R. Gatlin officiating. Burial will be at Riesel
Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Monday March 21st at the
funeral home.
Billy was born March 5, 1932 in Osage, Texas to Wallace "Shorty"
and Virgie (Smith) Gatlin. He was a crane operator and enjoyed working outside,
working on lawn mowers and machines and spending time with his family and friends.
He loved sitting on his porch watching cars go by and enjoyed going to tractor
pulls with his Oliver and Winning. But his greatest love was spending time with
his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents: his wife, Mary
Gatlin; his sister, Ola Mae Welch; his brothers, Jimmy, Gene, Arlie, Harley,
Lloyd and David Gatlin; and granddaughter, Stacy Warren.
Survivors include his children, Jackie Warren of Riesel,
Larry Gatlin and wife Evelyn, of China Spring, Ricky Gatlin of Riesel and Judy Gatlin
of Waco; his sister, Shirley Brunson of Lorena; 12 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren,
four great-great-grandchildren; and many
nieces and nephews.