Mary Elizabeth Billingsley age 80, passed away April 5, 2022. She was born July 1, 1941 in El Paso, Tx, the daughter of Fitzhugh Lee Banks and Ethel Elizabeth Banks (Mollinary). Mary lived her life for Jesus. She accepted Jesus into her heart at the age of 10, at a church camp. Mary loved watching Pastor Hagee, Perry Stone, and Jack Van Impe on TV. She attended Yesletta High School and was a candy striper for the local hospital where she received a scholarship for nursing, but instead married the love of her life Bill Billingsley on June 7, 1958. They soon moved to Denver, Colorado and lived there till moving to Florala, Al. in the Mid 1990's. Mary was an expectational seamstress, she made Victorian clothing for the Civil War reenactments along with becoming famous for her millinery work on the hats of that period. Mary was an award winning - later to become judge, on reproduction of antique dolls making. She enjoyed this so much. She appeared regularly on Blinky's - which was a local show in Denver, Colorado. Mary had many talents, she also loved and made beautiful paintings. She taught piano and all her life played for various churches. Mary love to travel and she and her husband, Bill traveled to Europe, all over Mexico and when they retired they lead motor home caravans across the Yucatan and Mexico.

Mary loved family, especially the holidays as she loved to bake for her family. She was a wonderful mother, wife, and grandma. During the summer her and Bill would take the grandkids to Disney and on trips in the motor home. Mary was and is loved and missed by all who knew her. She could make anyone laugh and she loved to laugh. She was kind and generous. She was a very exceptional person who is now enjoying Heaven to the fullest! She is proceeded in death my her husband, Bill Billingsley, father, Fitzhugh Banks, mother, Ethel Banks, sister, Effie Simpson.

She is survived by daughters, Beth Fryar, Susie Beard and husband Rick and Melissa VanCleve, son, Bill Billingsley Jr., grandkids, Keaton Taylor, Chris Smith, Michael Billingsley, Robert Smith, Chance Fryar, Toby Billingsley, Caitlain Billingsley, Brianna Billingsley, Courtney Billingsley, great grandkids, Dylan, Preston, Myles, Nicole and Addison. She is also survived by special friends, Lauren Contion, Sammy, Blessing and Greg Holland and her very best friend and love her dog, Baby.

Funeral services for Mary Elizabeth Billingsley will be 4PM Saturday April 9, 2022 at Evans Funeral Home with Thomas Birka and Margie Sexton Chambers officiating. Visitation will be 1 hour before services. Interment will be in Chapel Hill Cemetery.

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