Mr. Billy "Bill R" Rheudasil
Born: October 27, 1938
Died: December 9, 2012
Location: Paris, Texas
Billy Mac "Bill R" Rheudasil, 74, of Paris, passed away Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012, at Paris Regional Medical Center.
A private burial will be made Wednesday morning at Moores Spring Cemetery, with Wade White officiating, under the direction of Bright-Holland Funeral Home.
A Celebration of Bill's Life will be held at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, 12/12/12, in the Fellowship Hall of First Christian Church, 780 20th N.E., with Wade White moderating. The family will receive friends from 6 – 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Bill, the son of Charles & Irene Gibson Rheudasil, was born Oct. 27, 1938, in Sylvan. He graduated from Paris High School in 1956, and from Texas A&M University in 1960, with a degree in Animal Husbandry. He was in the Corp of Cadets while at Texas A&M. To
prove he was the Aggies' ultimate 12th Man his service will be held on 12/12/12. He had served in the National Guard.
Bill had an entrepreneurial spirit; managing Breezeway Farms in Plano and then becoming a building contractor for a number of years. Later he was a wholesaler for local car dealerships.
Bill was strong in his faith and was very active in his church, First Christian Church in Paris.
He was preceded in death by his parents, twin children, Timmy & Tammy and two brothers, Bob Rheudasil & Jerry Rheudasil.
Survivors include his wife, Karen Cain Rheudasil, children, Carla O'Donnell & husband John of Lucas, Richard Rheudasil of Plano and Karen Barry & husband Brian of Austin, grandchildren, Morgan Philpot & husband Ryan, Jessica Rheudasil, Colin O'Donnell, Ryan
Rheudasil, Duncan O'Donnell, Devin O'Donnell and Blaise Barry, great grandchildren, Ava Parker, Josslyn Philpot & Samantha Philpot, a sister, June Vest of Paris along with several nieces, nephews & a plethora of friends.
The family requests that memorials be made to First Christian Church, 780 20th N.E., Paris, TX 75460.