Billy LeRoy

Jr.Billy "Bill" Joe LeRoy Jr., 59, a resident of Birchwood passed away Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, from injuries he received in an automobile accident.He was preceded in death by his father, Billy Joe LeRoy Sr.Mr. LeRoy was employed with Horizon Milling in Chattanooga for over five years and was previously employed as a diesel mechanic with Foodliner Trucking.He is survived by his wife, Cynthia R. LeRoy; one son, Clay LeRoy; daughters, Caty LeRoy, Courtney LeRoy, all of Birchwood, Mandy "Carrie" Watson and her husband, Jason, Sonia Wilcox, both of Benton, Tenn.; grandchildren, Shawn, Beth, Austin, Ethan Watson also of Benton. He also is survived by his mother, Wilma J. Goode, of Cleveland, Tenn.; brothers, Anthony LeRoy and his wife, Kelly, of Birchwood, Roy LeRoy, of Tiftonia, Ricky Long, of Birchwood, Vance LeRoy and his wife, Anita, of Apison, Shane LeRoy, of Cleveland; his sisters, Wilma Cole and her husband, Joe, of Dalton, Ga., Marilyn Murphy and her husband, Wayne, of Harrison, Darlene LeRoy, of Cleveland, Nancy Burchfield and her husband, Charles, of Cleveland, Kathy Bean and her husband, Joe, of Decatur, Tenn., Sarah LeRoy, of Ooltewah, Sheila Sanders and her husband, Darryl, of Dayton; several nieces and nephews.A Remembrance of Life Service will be held 11 a.m. Thursday at the North Chapel of the Jim Rush Funeral Homes with the Rev. Dewayne Lee officiating.The interment will follow in McInturf Cemetery with Tommy Green, Jason Watson, Frank Friddell Sr. Caleb Letson, Frank Friddell Jr., David Sherrod, Logan Davis and Jake Stone serving as casket bearers.The family will receive friends from 5 until 8 p.m. today at the North Ocoee St. chapel of the Jim Rush Funeral Homes.We encourage you to share your memories and or condolences with Bills family by going to www.jimrushfuneralhomes.com.