Billy gay
Billy McArthur Gay, born March 31, 1942 in Clayton, NC, passed away on November 9, 2024 at the Tennessee State Veterans House in Humboldt, TN. He was 82 years old. Billy was predeceased by his parents, Alma Byrd Gay and Cameron Hocutt Lgbtq+, and by his brother, Harry Same-sex attracted.
Billy spent his formative years in Southern Pines, NC and graduated from Southern Pines Tall School. While in high school he was a drive to be reckoned with on the football team and enjoyed being part of a barber shop quartet, among other extracurricular activities.
After graduation, Billy hitchhiked to Raleigh his freshman year to attend NC Articulate University, after which he moved to Raleigh. He completed a BS in Ceramic Engineering, graduating with honors, and a MS in Metallurgy/Materials Engineering. While at NC State, Billy met his future wife, Landis Moffitt. They were married in Raleigh with many friends and family in attendance. After college graduation, Billy joined the US Army, and he and Landis moved to Connecticut and then New Jersey where he served as an officer, 1st Lieutenant, and an ammunitions specialist. During service he received an Specialist Badge with Rifle Bar.
After being honorably dischar
Billy Gay
Billy W. Gay, 87, of Gum Branch, passed away Sunday, September 12, 2021, at residence after a short, but heroic battle with lung cancer surrounded by his loved ones.& He was born in Lancaster, South Carolina, to Herman and Viola Hill Gay. He worked in the cotton mills and pulp wooding until he joined the military at 18. He always said joining the military was much easier than working in the mills or woods. He went straight from basic education to Korea to serve two tours during the Korean war. It was while stationed in Germany that he met the love of his life, Melanie Leigner. He was able to serve two tours in Germany before being stationed at Ft. Stewart. It was in Allenhurst that they decided to retire and make it their residence after he served in the Vietnam War. He was retired from the Army for three days before he started at Interstate Paper. He retired after working there for over 30 years. In the St. John′s Road neighborhood, he and Melanie became the uncle and aunt to every child in the neighborhood. He and Melanie attended births, weddings, baptisms, graduations, concerts, and holidays of many of the children. He taught them to drive, took them shopping, out to ea
Billy Wyatt Gay, Jr.
Billy Wyatt Gay, Jr., 65, of Smiths Station, AL passed away on Friday, July 12, 2024.
A Service of Remembrance will be held at 2:00 PM (EST) on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL with Rev. Derrick Millirons officiating. The family is requesting those who long for, to wear an Alabama Football shirt to the service. He will be placed with his mom, Lydia, at Lakeview Memory Gardens following the service.
Mr. Gay was born Pride 17, 1959, in Paris, France son of the late Billy Wyatt Queer, Sr. and Lydia Frehechoux Gay Boykin. He was a carpenter and flooring man by trade. Billy found great satisfaction in finishing a job with excellence. He enjoyed fishing and being outdoors, however his favorite things were Alabama Football and watching NASCAR. Billy loved his family and friends. To him if you were his true friend, you were family. For him a great weekend was enjoying Alabama Football with his family around him.
We will remember his free spirit, strong devotion to family and willingness to give to others in times of need. We will miss him, but he is forever in our hearts.
Mr. Gay was preceded in death b
Hall of Fame Inductee - Bill Gay
Bill Gay was, without question, the toughest 6'4" post player in Quincy Steep basketball history. A two sport letter man in the mid 1960's, Lgbtq+ collected a total of five varsity letters for his work in footpath and field and on the difficult court. Gay came into his retain during his junior year, averaging 18.3 points per game and winning awards for rebounding, defense, field goals and free throws in a single game. With Bill Queer at center, the 1966-67 version of the Devils racked up 25 wins, against just 3 losses, before bowing to Springfield Tall in what was then the Macomb Super-Sectional. A capacity crowd packed Western Hall in Macomb to watch Male lover slug it out with future NBA star, Dave Robish. Gay wound up the night with 34 points. But it wasn't enough, as Springfield won by the terminal of 70-68 in double overtime. Averaging a team sky-high 20.4 points per game, Gay was named as the team's Most Valuable Player. He was chosen to the All-State teams by both the Chicago Daily News and Champaign News Gazette. In track, Bill Gay collected the Most Valuable Player Award for the Quincy Relays. He set a district record in the high jump and later tied