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Lake Ridge Chapel and Memorial Designers

6025 82nd St

Lubbock, Texas

Charles Billings Obituary

Charles Billings LUBBOCK- Charles Billings passed on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013. Family and friends will gather for viewing and fellowship today, Aug. 13, 2013, at Lake Ridge Chapel and Memorial Designers. We will celebrate his life of 83 years at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 in Lake Ridge Chapel. A tribute of Mr. Billings may be found at www.memorialdesigners.net, where you may leave memories and expressions of sympathy for his family. Melton Charles was born on May 21, 1930 in Spade, Texas to Clarence and Daisy Billings. He graduated from Whitharral High School, before serving his country in the United States Army. While serving Charles earned three purple hearts, 19th regiment Unit Distinction Honor. He married Melvia Jean Oden on Dec. 12, 1953. Survivors include his wife, Jean; children, Jamie Billings and wife Susan, Kim Mankin and husband Kevin, and Kyna Fisher and husband Chris; grandchildren, Tanner and wife Lacy, Derek and Dylan, Dakotah and his fiancee Kaitlyn, Dalton, Sean and fiancee Jillian, and Kelsey; great-grandchildren, Waylon and Tuesday Billings; siblings, Robbie Reeves, Teddy Sprayberry, Frankie Sue Kingery and husband Lesley, and Jimmy Billings and wife Linda. Memorial contributions are welcome and his family suggests they go to DAV, P.O. Box 14301 Cincinnati, OH 45290, www.DAV.org.

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Published by Lubbock Avalanche-Journal on Aug. 13, 2013.

Memories and Condolences
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August 13, 2013

Our prayers are with you and all the family. I remember Charles always being my prayer warrior. Bro. Jesse & Gwen.

August 13, 2013

Another old friend gone. Although I have been gone from Whitharral for 65 years, the memories are still strong and precious. My sympathies to Teddy and all the family. Charlie Eller 1948.

Allen Hendrix

August 13, 2013

Our first neighbors about 21 years ago we moved next to Charles and Jean. We have moved several times in the years since and have not found such a great neighbor. We have shared many stories with the children who has since forgotten our home in Lubbock as they have grown, from the spinach crop in the back to the great green grass, the holiday pecan pie. Truly great people and a great loss for the family.

The Hendrix Family (Allen, Renee, Brandon, and Dylan)

Don Avery

August 13, 2013

Charles(gopher) Billings was a lifetime friend of mine. We graduated at Whitharral H.S, in 1948 and ws in the army when the Korean war started, he was a real Korean war Hero. I wish i could have spent more time with him in the latter years. Good luck Jean Billings and the rest of the family.
Don Avery, class of 48

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