Billy H. Brown met his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, April 17th. He passed away in his home in Alexandria after a brief illness.

Visitation will be held on Friday, April 21st from 5:00 – 8:00 pm at Hixson Brothers in Alexandria. Services will be held Saturday, April 22nd at 1:00 pm at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Alexandria. Those honored to serve as pallbearers are Andy Knapp, Robby Ates, Trey Ates, Brayden Ates, Beck Ates, Mark Wiebe, and Jesse Hernandez. Honorary pallbearers are Guy Porto, Jerry McCoy, Cory Wilk and Jimmy Rush. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Ball.

Billy was born to Harold Monroe and Ethel Mayes Brown on May 25, 1936, in Sikes, Louisiana.

He was preceded in death by Jane Alice Thompson Brown, his wife of 52 years, Virginia Short Brown, his wife of five years, his parents, and one grandchild, Emily Marie Ates.

He is survived by his children, Jana McCoy (Jerry) of Flower Mound, Texas, Mindy Wilk (Cory) of Lewisville, Texas, Dan Brown (Mary) of Alexandria, Louisiana, Allison Ates (Robby) of Dallas, Texas, and Amy Knapp (Andy) of Frisco, Texas. In addition, he is survived by ten grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and four sisters: Nancy Brown, Gaye Ortis, Kitty Linde, and Hilda Barkate.

Billy graduated from Louisiana Tech in Geology, and also received a Master’s degree in Geology from University of Southwestern Louisiana. He started his career working for Phillips Petroleum, and later took over the family business of Brown’s Borden Milk Distributors in Alexandria until his retirement. Throughout his life, Billy had a passion for aviation and flew until he was eighty years old. He loved the outdoors and enjoyed many years of hunting and fishing with family and friends. He and Jane Alice loved the mountains and visited Colorado every time they had the chance.

He lived his life in the example of His Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and shared his faith with everyone he encountered. He was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church and a former long-time member of Calvary Baptist Church. Over the years he served as a deacon at both churches, and a Sunday School teacher at Calvary Baptist Church.

The family is grateful for the loving care given to Billy by the staff at Medical City Hospital while in Lewisville, Texas, and the incredible precision team at Air-Med Flight who, against all odds, made Billy’s last wish of passing at home a reality. The family appreciates Compassionate Care Hospice for their kindhearted service of making Billy and the family comfortable during his last hours.