Billy Eugene Willard

Chester Mr. Billy Eugene Willard, Sr., 71, died Sunday, August 29, 2021, at Piedmont Medical Center.Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM Friday, September 3, 2021, at Lando Church of God with Rev. Ed Harris officiating.Interment will follow in Lando Cemetery.The family will receive friends from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Friday at the church. Mr. Willard was born August 19, 1950 in Chester, SC and was a son of the late Boyce Edward Willard and Lillie Mae Comer Willard.He was a graduate of Chester High School.Billy was retired from Schlegel Corporation and also Rock Hill Vocational Rehab.He was a member of Lando Church of God.There was nothing Billy loved better than rocking on his back porch and a good yard sale. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Mary McCorkle Willard; three children, Angela Willard Privette of Chester, Billy Eugene Willard, Jr. (Angel) of Rock Hill and Brian Scott Willard (Kristi) of Fort Lawn; ten grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; one brother, Larry E. Willard (Dorothy) of Chester; two sisters, Frances W. Foster (Don) of Chester and Margaret W. Barber (Bobby) of Morehead City, NC; mother-in-law, Della Wylie McCorkle of Lando; two sisters-in-law, Betty Willard of Chester and Kaye Plyler of Lancaster; and numerous nieces and nephews.Billy was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Willard and a sister, Shirley Willard Bishop. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.barronfuneralhome.com.