Billy H. Thaxton, 72, of Griffithsville went home to be with the Lord Sunday, December 31, 2006 at Valley Health Village, South Charleston after a short illness.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Beverly Kay Thaxton, parents, Okey and Mable Thaxton; sister, Bethel Haynes and brothers, Bernard and Buddy.
Surviving are his son and daughter in law, Tim and Gail Thaxton of Yawkey; special granddaughter, who he dearly loved, Kately Thaxton; three sisters, Bessie Gandee, Bonnie Fralick and Beatrice Patterson all of Charleston; two brothers, Basil of Charleston and Ballard of Farmville, Virginia.
Services will be 2:00 PM Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at the Curry Funeral Home, 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek with Pastor Walter Means officiating. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery at McCorkle. Friends may call from 6 to 8 PM on Tuesday at the funeral home.