Billy was born November 8th, 1958, in Temple, Texas. He spent most of his life in the North Texas area. Billy spent his youth racing go-carts, riding dirt bikes and watching his father race cars. He loved to work with his hands and was an excellent mechanic by trade. He enjoyed music, flying model planes and was a faithful fan of Nascar.
He is survived by his wife, Cathie Cantrell, Kemp, TX; his son, Robert C. Cantrell, El Paso, TX; his mother Jan Cantrell, Plano, TX; his sister and brother-in-law Tina and Mark Strickland, Corinth, TX; his grandson, Wyatt C. Cantrell, Little Elm, TX; five nieces, April Strickland, Maricia Linton, Brittany Putnam, Rebekah and Rachel Rogers; two nephews, Kenneth Strickland, Regan Rogers; his great niece, Zoey Strickland; his great nephew, Hunter Strickland; sister-in-law DeeDee Putnam; brother-in-law Richard Rogers and numerous additional family and friends.
He is preceded in death by his father, Billy R. Cantrell, his brother, Danny Cantrell, his paternal and maternal grandparents.
Services will be held at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, July 2, 2015 at Ted Dickey West Funeral Home, 7990 George Bush Turnpike, Dallas, Texas 75252
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