Billie grew up in Flat River, Missouri with her parents, William and Ida (nee Hale) Causey and older brother, Gerald Causey. She did not like her first name and went by June in her high school years.
She graduated from Flat River High School in 1947 and on May 24, 1947, she eloped with her high school sweetheart, John Tallent Farmer before he left for Air Force basic training.
Billie worked in Civil Service in many of the locations that John was stationed during his 20 year Air Force career. She also learned to like her name and was known in her adult life as Billie.
After retiring from the Air Force in 1967, John and Billie settled in Belleville, Illinois until 1972, when they moved to Sarasota, Florida.
She and John raised two daughters and Billie became proficient as a legal secretary / assistant in her career. Their Christian faith was important to both Billie and John and they were always active in a local church throughout their lives.
At the young age of 59 in 1989, Billie lost the love of her life to cancer and never remarried.
In 1999, Billie moved to Oviedo, Florida to be closer to her youngest daughter, Karen.
She is survived by her two daughters, Teresa Lynne (Bill) Rettig of Belleville, Illinois and Karen Elise (Darrell) Lane of Chuluota, Florida; her grandchildren Keira (Jackie) Brem, Jeremy (Carissa) Keckler, Cameron (Katie) Rettig and Elise Lane as well as nine great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents, her brother, her husband John Tallent Farmer, and granddaughter Kayla Renee Rettig.
A gathering will be held Tuesday, October 2, 2018 from 3-4 PM with a Celebration of Life Service beginning at 4 PM at Baldwin Fairchild Funeral Home, Oviedo Chapel. Arrangements entrusted to Baldwin Fairchild Funeral Home, Oviedo Chapel, 501 E. Mitchell Hammock Rd. Oviedo, Florida 32765 407-366-8999. Please view and sign the guestbook at www.baldwinfairchildoviedo.com
