Billy Gene Judd

Graveside services for Billy Gene Judd, 80, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at Pottersville Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.     

Mr. Judd passed away Saturday, May 6, 2023, at Ozarks Medical Center.  

He was born October 13, 1942, near Rover, Missouri, to Edward Mark (Bud) Judd and Goldie French Judd.  Billy attended school at Thomasville, Missouri and graduated from Alton High School with the Class of 1961.  Mr. Judd was a veteran, having served with the United States Army in Korea.  In 1967 he was married to Faye Moss and to their union one son, Kevin was born.  Billy enjoyed coon hunting, mowing the yard and restoring old pickup trucks.  He retired from SEI , West Plains in 2004 as a fork lift driver, which he loved to reminisce about.  He loved it when he could tell coon hunting and other stories to people who dropped by.

He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Faye Judd, of the family home; one son, Kevin Judd, West Plains; two grandchildren, Katie Young and husband, Jason, Malta Bend, Missouri and Kameron Judd, Nashville, Tennessee; two brothers, Larry Judd and wife, Bertie and Rick Judd and wife, Rachel, all of West Plains; and many other relatives and friends. 

His parents, one infant daughter, Kari Ann, and one brother and sister-in-law, Ronnie and Joyce Judd, preceded him in death.     

Memorial contributions may be made to Pottersville Cemetery and may be left at or mailed to Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, 211 West Main, West Plains, MO  65775.