Wilma "Billie" J Durham Lentz

A Celebration of Life for Wilma (Billie) Lentz 88 of Killeen will be at the Church of Christ on W S Young on Saturday, January 5, 2019 at 1 PM. Burial will follow at Killeen City Cemetery. Mrs. Lentz was born June 21, 1930 in Asher, OK to Earl and Edna Gribble Durham and passed away on December 28, 2018 on Cedar Rapids, IA.

Billie was reared and educated in Watonga, OK. She married William (Bill) Dean Lentz on April 5, 1952 at Ft Sill, OK where he was stationed in the U S Army. Bill and Billie reared and educated two children while they traveled as a military family living at numerous locations. Billie was a loving wife and mother that was very strong in her family life as well as her religious life. Billie was the one that held down the fort while Bill served in the states as well as overseas tours. She loved to paint in her spare time and she was a feisty lady with a wonderful sense of humor. Billie later worked for MLC Loan Company for 13 years and following that, she was a secretary at Crawford-Bowers Funeral Home for 10 years before retiring. She was a long time member of the Church of Christ on W S Young in Killeen.

Billie was preceded in death by her husband, parents and four siblings. She is survived by a son Kenneth (Buster) Lentz and her daughter Barbara Gail Lentz, sister Viola, Megan and Tyler who called her granny, and Brooke who called her mama.

The family will receive friends on Saturday at Crawford-Bowers Funeral Home from 10 to 11 AM.

The family request that memorials be sent to Cherokee Home for Children Box 295 Cherokee, Texas 78632.