March 10, 1945 ~ November 24, 2025 (age 80)
Billy Tyler Obituary
Graveside services for Billy Wayne Tyler, 80, of Jacksonville will be held at 2:00pm Friday, November 28, 2025, at Sunset Memorial Park, Nacogdoches. Billy passed away on November 24, 2025, in Jacksonville. He was born on March 10, 1945, in Port Arthur to the late Captain Otis and Runnie Mae (Taylor) Tyler.
Billy Wayne Tyler was born on March 10, 1945 in Port Arthur. He always called Nacogdoches home and loved nothing more than being a good ole boy from East Texas. Not everyone has a friend or family member like Billy Wayne, but those that knew him, had 2 things that was surely going to happen when he was around….drinking coffee and eating!! He absolutely loved his unsweet tea and coffee (always black) and never missed a chance to have a meal. His love of food was astonishing and everyone knew he would have great ideas for supper when the time came! When he wasn’t eating, planning what he was eating next or making a pot of coffee, then he would be checking in on his family and friends. He was a friend that a friend liked to have. Billy Wayne enjoyed being surrounded by his family and friends, but most of all, he enjoyed his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Being a papaw and Gpaw brought many special memories to him.
Billy Wayne honorably served his country in the Navy aboard the USS Betelgeuse (AK- 260). He then began working to support his family. He did many things, but driving a truck was where he spent over 30 years, until he retired and made a simple life for himself at home doing the things he loved the most and watching his favorite old westerns and Andy Griffith reruns.
Billy Wayne is survived by his daughters, Lisa Foster & husband Chris, Denise Maynard & husband David, Jennifer Thompson & husband Casey and Christina Tyler; son, Billy Tyler, Jr.; grandchildren, Timothy Hill, Jacob Foster & wife Leah, Brianna Stokes & husband, John, Ashley Hargrave & husband Scott, Chevelle Maynard, Libe Tyler and Travis Tyler; great grandchildren Ryden Hargrave, Lakelynn Hargrave, Justin Stokes and Ella Foster and brother, Bob Tyler & wife Diana.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Rose Lee Tyler; his parents, Captain Otis Tyler and Runnie Mae Tyler and his siblings, Bertha Hammack, Fannie Mae Gibbons, Margie Nell, Iola Adams, Madell Downs, Annie Bell, C.O.Tyler, Jr., and James Lewis Tyler.
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