Davis, Billy L. "B.J." 

Funeral services for Billy L. "B.J." Davis, 49, of Gilmer, will be 2 p.m. Monday, 
April 10, 2006, in the chapel of Rader Funeral Home of Longview, with Joe Hancock 
officiating. Burial will be in Rosewood Park. He passed away Friday, April 7, 2006, 
at a Longview hospital. Visitation will be 4 to 6 p.m. today, April 9, 2006, at the 
funeral home. B.J. was born November 20, 1956, in Dallas, Texas, to Bill and Shirley 
Davis. A former resident of Longview, he had been a resident of Gilmer for the past 
12 years. He was a salesman with Sysco Food Services and a veteran of the U. S. Navy. 
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife Brenda Davis of Gilmer; daughter, 
Kirston Davis of Overton; parents, Bill and Shirley Davis of Hallsville; brother, Al 
Davis of Hallsville; sister, Linda and Steve Nash of Round Rock, Texas; stepdaughter, 
Carla Mailco and husband, Chuck, of Arlington; stepsons, Carl Rhyner and wife, Tammy, 
of Gilmer, Rickey Manes and wife, Delanie, of Diana, and Kevin Manes and wife, Jamey, 
of Grand Saline, Texas; seven grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. A memorial 
guestbook may be signed online at www.raderfh.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 4/9/2006.