Billy graduated from South Side High School in Jackson, TN. After dating for 6 years, he married Catherine Ada in 1994 at First Baptist Bemis in Jackson, TN. They moved to Edmund, OK and then later to Madison, MS. He worked as a salesman in industrial electronics for Carlton-Bates Company for 31 years. He was a member at Broadmoor Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife of 27 years, Catherine; two sons, Grant and Eric Newsom; and numerous family and friends.
The family will accept friends on Sunday afternoon from 2 PM until 5 PM at Parkway Funeral Home, 1161 Highland Colony Parkway, Ridgeland, MS.
The family will receive friends and loved ones from 11 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. at the North Chapel of George A. Smith and Sons, 2812 North Highland Ave., Jackson, TN 38305 on Tuesday, July 20, 2021. A graveside service will follow at 1 p.m. at Ridgecrest Cemetery.