of West Memphis, AR

January 17, 1936 - July 27, 2012

Billy Joe "Mr. Billy" Wilson, Sr. 76, of West Memphis, Arkansas died Friday, July 27, 2012 at Methodist University in Memphis. Mr. Wilson was the owner and operator of Billy's Brakes & Front End Service in West Memphis. He was an Elder at the Pentecostals of West Memphis Church.

Mr. Wilson is survived by his wife, Virginia Dare Brock Wilson; two sons, Darryl Ray (Lisa) Wilson of Marion, AR. and Billy Joe (Jennifer) Wilson, Jr. of West Memphis, AR; two daughters, Teresa (Danny) Baskins of Houston, TX. And Renee' (Gary) of Atlanta, GA; thirteen grandchildren, Adrienne Baskins, Jessica Baskins, Andrew & Mallory Baskins, Morgan Wilson, Megan Wilson, Garison Smith, Sydney Smith, Mackenzie Smith, Chandler Smith, Ethan Wilson, Macie Wilson, Emalee Wilson and Braden Wilson; one sister, Vernal (Herman) Lovett of Florence, KS and two brothers, Curtis (Olivia) Wilson of Kansas City, MO and James Lloyd (Margaret) Wilson of Parkin, AR.

He is preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Geneva Wilson and Jackie Lyles.

Family request that memorials be made to Tupelo Children's Mansion, P.O. Box 167 Tupelo, MS. 38802.

Visitation will be Monday July 30, 2012 from 6:00 8:00 P.M. at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home. Services will be Tuesday July 31, 2012 at the Pentecostals of West Memphis Church at 10:00 A.M. Interment will follow at Crittenden Memorial Park in Marion, AR.

Obituary Provided By:
Roller-Citizens Funeral Home
201 North Pine Street
West Memphis, AR  72303
www.rollerfuneralhomes.com