Bales, Billy 


GLADEWATER -- Services for Billy Joe Bales, 71, of White Oak, will be held 10 a.m. 
Thursday, May 11, 2006, at Croley Funeral Home Chapel, with Kenny Richardson 
officiating. Masonic graveside services will follow in the new White Oak Cemetery. 
Billy was a 32nd Degree mason and past Worshipful Master of Gladewater Lodge No. 852. 
Billy died Tuesday, May 9, 2006, at his residence. He was born August 17, 1934, in 
Paris, Texas. Mr. Bales served in the United States Army and was stationed in Germany. 
He was retired, but had owned East Texas Pump & Supply in Kilgore and Van. Billy was 
preceded in death by his son, Joe Bales; parents, John and Mary Bales; two brothers, 
J.C. Bales and Jimmy Bales; nephew, Shannon Bales; parents-in-law, A.D. and Mattie 
Green; brother-in-law, Mac Humphries; niece, Teresa Humphries; and cousin, O.B. 
Graham Jr. Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Molly Bales of White Oak; son, 
Dillon Bales of White Oak; two daughters and their husbands, Darla and David Wallace 
of Gladewater, and Shari and Terry Berry of White Oak; three grandsons, John David 
Wallace of Huntsville, Kyle Duffee of Denton, and Wesley Berry of White Oak; one 
granddaughter, Lauren Berry of White Oak; one brother and his wife, James and Gwen 
Bales of Eagle Landing; three sisters, Dorothy Bales of Granbury, Patsy Yesel of 
Littlefield, and Bettye Holcomb of Abilene; two sisters-in-law, Cleo Bales of 
Burleson, and Lois Humphries of Littlefield; special cousins, Wanda Graham and Jerry 
Graham of Littlefield; several nieces and nephews; and a host of friends. If so 
desired, memorials may be made to Greater Hospice of Texas, 1905 W. Loop 281, Space 81, 
Longview, TX 75604. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday evening, 
May 10, 2006, at Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 5/10/2006.

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Gladewater Mirror
May 18, 2006

Billy Bales

Funeral services for Billy Joe Bales, 71, of White Oak, were held on Thursday, May 11, 
2006 at Croley Funeral Home Chapel, with Kenny Richardson officiating. Masonic 
graveside services followed in the new White Oak Cemetery.

Born on August 17, 1934, in Paris, Texas, he died on Tuesday, May 9, 2006. He had served 
in the United States Army and was stationed in Germany. He also was retired, but had 
owned East Texas Pump & Supply in Kilgore and Van. He also was a 32nd degree Mason and 
past Worshipful Master of Gladewater Lodge 852.

Arrangements were under the direction of Croley Funeral Home of Gladewater.