Billy Earl Wynne, 74, of Byram, Mississippi, went to be with the Lord, at home, in the presence of his family on January 21, 2019. He died after a long, courageous battle with metastatic renal carcinoma.
Billy was born in Newton, Mississippi, on August 9,1944 to Mae and John Wynne. He attended Meridian High School, Meridian Junior College, and completed his Bachelors and MBA at Mississippi State University.
Billy married Kathy Holliday on May 29, 1971 in Meridian Mississippi and they were blessed with 3 children, Corin, Brian and Amanda. He served in Vietnam and retired as a Captain in the Army. He became an Industrial Engineer and worked at MTD in Indianola, Mississippi, Quitman and Lauderdale Mills in Quitman and Lauderdale Mississippi, Fairbanks Scales in Meridian, Mississippi, and Oakdale, California, a Director of Operations at Game Time, Inc. in Fort Payne, Alabama and a Plant Manager at Sly Manufacturing in Mathiston, Mississippi, where he retired in 2008.
He was a member of Lakeshore Congregational Methodist Church in Byram, Mississippi. Billy is survived by his wife, Kathy Wynne, daughters, Corin (Brian) Granger of Byram, Mississippi and Amanda (Michael) Atwood of Terry, Mississippi, son, Brian (Kelli Jo) Wynne of Liberty Township, Ohio, 9 grandchildren, Ashleigh and Joseph Granger, Isaac, Noah, Veronica, Eliah and Jaxson Wynne and Liam and Holli Kate Atwood, and numerous beloved nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Mae Wynne, and siblings Johnny Moore and Cecil Wynne.
Funeral services will be held at Lakeshore Congregational Methodist on Saturday, January 26, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. Visitation for Billy Wynne will be held at Lakeshore Congregational Methodist on Saturday, January 26, 2019 from 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Burial will follow at conclusion of service at Parkway Cemetery in Ridgeland, Mississippi.
Memorial donations may be made in Billy Wynne’s name to Wounded Warrior Project or Paralyzed Veterans of America. Thank you to all who visited, prayed, prepared food, called, sent cards and showed love. We rejoice that Billy is now cancer free and is walking with Jesus!
