Jesta Billingsley

Jesta Billingsley, 84, died Sept. 29, 2006, at her residence. 

Graveside services are today at 2 p.m. at Friendship Cemetery
 with the Rev. Mickey Dalrymple officiating. 
Visitation is today from 1 p.m. until service time at Gunter 
and Peel Funeral Home in Columbus. 

Mrs. Billingsley was born Feb. 9, 1922, in Macon to the late
 Bennie B. and Margaret Young Gilmore. She was 
retired from United Technology. 

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her 
husband, G.G. "Stony" Billingsley; one sister; and three brothers. 

She is survived by her daughters, Deede Rowan of Fort 
Smith, Ark., Tammy Simon of Caledonia and Angie Rushing 
of Columbus; sons, Daryl and Teddy Billingsley, 
both of Columbus; sisters, Dot Ray, Margaret Robinson and 
Polly Owens, all of Columbus; six grandchildren; 
and four great-grandchildren. Daryl and Teddy Billingsley, 
Nick and Cade Simon, Eddie Rushing, Damon 
Rowan and Don Owens will serve as pallbearers.