Billy Kenneth Hubbard

Billy Kenneth Hubbard, 80, died Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh after a brief illness. He was born September 15, 1929 in Mecklenburg County, NC, the son of the late H.L. and Ida (Brown) Hubbard.

Billy served in the Navy for three years before marrying Betty Clontz on December 16, 1950 in Charlotte. He enjoyed flying radio control airplanes as a member of the Raleigh-Durham Radio Control Club. He was a member of Milner Memorial Presbyterian Church in Raleigh.

Survivors include his son Kenneth Alan Hubbard of Youngsville; daughters, Lynda Hubbard Cummings and husband Charles of Sanford, and Dena Hubbard Atkins and husband Chris of Lillington; grandchildren, Zachary David Cummings, William Grant Cummings, John Ross Atkins, Jacob Kenneth Atkins, Kaylee Elizabeth Atkins, Cassidy Grace Atkins, and Lilly Ann Atkins; brothers, Robert L. Hubbard and wife Jackie of Henderson and John Hubbard and wife Gloria of Hickory.

Services will be held on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 11 AM at Brown Wynne Funeral Home, 1701 E. Millbrook Road, Raleigh. Burial will follow in Pine Forest Cemetery in Wake Forest. Family will receive friends on Monday evening, August 16, 2010 from 6-8 PM at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Hospice of Wake County, 250 Hospice Circle, Raleigh, NC, 27608.