Billy Gene Tolar

Published 5:00 am Monday, August 13, 2007

Services for Billy Gene Tolar, of Anguilla, are 11 a.m.Saturday, Aug. 11, at Anguilla United Methodist Church with burialin Straight Bayou Cemetery. Glenwood Funeral Home in Rolling Forkis in charge of arrangements.

Visitation is Friday from 5 until 7 p.m. at the church.

Mr. Tolar, 80, died Aug. 8, 2007, at his residence.

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He was a lifelong resident of Sharkey County. He was retiredfrom Southern Natural Gas Co. He was a veteran of World War II. Hewas a member of the Masonic Lodge in Rolling Fork.

Preceding him in death were his parents, N.C. and Clara Tolar;his sister, Gertrude Solomon; and his brothers, Monroe Tolar andN.C. Tolar Jr.

Survivors are his wife, Doris W. Tolar, of Anguilla; hisdaughters, Becky Dixon, of Brookhaven, and Christine Muirhead, ofKenton, Tenn.; his stepdaughters, Jeanie Melton and Julia A.Wansley, both of Delta City; his stepsons, Ray Watson, of DeltaCity, and Jack Wansley, of Brandon; his three grandchildren andfour stepgrandchildren.