Thursday 28th March 2024

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Billy Eugene Heather, 87, of Marshall, MO, died Thursday, August 11, 2022, at Golden Oaks Assisted Living.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall with William W. Harlow officiating.  Burial with military rites will follow in Ridge Park Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.  Memorials are suggested to Fitzgibbon-Mary Montgomery Hospice or Golden Oaks Assisted Living.  An online guestbook is available at www.campbell-lewis.com.

Born November 3, 1934, in California, MO, he was the son of the late Howard J. Heather and Mary McKissick Heather.  On October 10, 1972, he married Deloris Revay Holt Tolivar who preceded him in death on November 5, 2021.  Billy lived in Marshall most of his life and retired from sanitation from both Con-Agra and Cargill.  Following his retirement, he worked in sanitation again for nearly 10 years at Isle of Capri casino in Boonville.  He was a United States Air Force veteran of the Korean War and a member of American Legion Post 478.

Billy is survived by four step sons: Steven Tolivar (Cathleen) and Michael Tolivar (Glenda) all of Marshall, Andrew Tolivar of Forsyth, MO and Gary Tolivar (Carol) of Hannibal, MO; four grandchildren: Paul Heather (Shannon), Jared Heather, Melissa Lovett (James) and Carrie Collins (Kenneth); 12 step grandchildren: Hunter Talburt, Shawn Tolivar (Nicoya), Amber Hendricks (Justin), Tracee Peters (Robert), Paige Tolivar, Jerry Tolivar (Haley), Corrie Hernandez (Alvaro), Rosemary Wise, Taylor Schubert, Jacob Tolivar (Elizabeth), Dillon Tolivar (Hannah) and Keith Gonzales; 15 great-grandchildren; 17 step great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; two step great-great-grandchildren; one brother, Howard Heather of Slater; as well as nieces, nephews, and other extended family.

In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by one son, Wayne Eugene Heather; and two brothers, Jerry and Bobby Heather.