Billy Ray Strother

Memorial services for Mr. Billy Ray Strother will be held at 12:00 noon on Saturday, August 9, 2025, in the Chapel of Rush Funeral Home, Pineville, with Reverend Frank Peacock officiating, under the direction of Rush Funeral Home, Pineville.

Mr. Strother, 93, of Montgomery, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at Hilltop Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Pineville, LA.

Billy was a loving husband, father, brother, and grandfather. He dedicated thirty-seven years of service to United Gas Pipeline and faithfully served as a Deacon at Verda Baptist Church. Billy also served in USAR from February 1951 to February 1953, Army Reserve from February 1953 to March 1961, and received an Honorable Discharge on March 28, 1961. He found great joy in gardening and working in his yard. Billy was an avid traveler who cherished camping trips and time spent in nature. He will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Marvin Strother, Sr. and Edith Strother; two brothers, Marvin Strother, Jr. and Wayne Strother; and one sister, Joyce Biggs.

Those left to mourn his loss and cherish his memory include his loving wife of seventy-two years, Dorothy Strother of Montgomery; two sons, Paul Strother (Deborah) of Pollock, and Phillip Strother (Melissa) of Cypress, Texas; one daughter, Roseanna Strother Mire of Destrehan; one sister, Clio Clark of Bullard, Texas; one grandson, Johnny Mire (Stephanie); three granddaughters, Lauren Bodie (Scott), Dawn Konnerup (Randy), and Alyssa Strother; and six great grandchildren.

A time of visitation will be held in the Chapel of Rush Funeral Home, Pineville, on Saturday, August 9, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. until time of service.

Friends may post online messages of condolences for the Strother family by visiting www.rushfh.com