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Billy Lamkin Obituary
JONESBORO - Billy Carl Lamkin, 83, of Jonesboro, passed away Friday, July 7, 2023, at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro. He was born July 27, 1939, to Paul and Ruby Onstead Lamkin.
Bill retired after serving 21 years in the Air Force, after which he worked as an aircraft maintenance supervisor on a naval base in Bethesda, Md. He loved camping, traveling, going on cruises and his Corvette, named "The Green Hornet."
Bill was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of 54 years, Ida Beatrice Powell Lamkin; two sons, Carl and Kevin Lamkin; a sister, Shirley Lamkin; and a brother, Tommy Lamkin.
Left to cherish the memory of Bill are his sons, Roger Rodriguez and Kent Rodriguez; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; four brothers, Larry Lamkin, Roger (Joyce) Lamkin, James (Wanda) Lamkin and Kenneth (Sarah) Lamkin; a sister, Paulette (Charles) Bowden; a sister-in-law, Sharon Lamkin; and several nieces and nephews.
A memorial visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Roller-Farmers Union Funeral Home in Jonesboro. The rendering of military honors will begin at noon.
The family asks that memorial donations be made in Bill's name to HopeCircle at NEA Baptist in Jonesboro.
Arrangements are under the care of Roller-Farmers Union Funeral Home.
Online registry: www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/jonesboro
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