Funeral services for Billie “Bib” Jean Boyd will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, September
13, 2024, at Jackson Chapel Church of Christ with Brother Ricky Jackson officiating and
Ethan Jackson leading the music. The burial will follow in Cooper Cemetery under the
direction of Jeane’s Funeral Service. The pallbearers will be Matthew Harter, Daniel
Highbaugh, Austin Chandler, Tim Keen, Travis Highbaugh, Robert Highbaugh, Neil Gaunt
Jr., and Jeremy Gaunt.

Billie was born June 2, 1935, in Leesville, Louisiana and passed away in her home in
Leesville on September 10, 2024, at the age of 89. She was born and raised in Vernon
Parish where she worked at Fort Polk in the Central Accounting Office for many years
then drove a school bus for Vernon Parish for over 20 years before retiring. Her faith was
important to her, and she was a member of Jackson Chapel Church of Christ. Billie loved
all her family and spending time with them brought her so much joy. She would hunt with
her father and brothers and enjoyed vacationing with her siblings in Colorado. She left a
legacy of love and laughter that they all will cherish.

Billie was preceded in death by her husband of 45 years, Bernard Boyd; son, Butch
Highbaugh; parents, A.L. and Ona Murray; and siblings, A.L. Murray Jr., Travis Murray,
Katherine Murray, and Bobbie Holder.

Those left to cherish her memory are her sons, Chuck Highbaugh and wife Jeanine of
Leesville, Mike Boyd and wife Stacie of Phenix City, Alabama, and Matthew Harter and
wife Noelle of Leesville; daughters, Debbie Hundley and husband Woody, Tina Highbaugh,
Kim Perkins and husband Gomer, and Katie Spillers all of Leesville; sisters, Chloe Dean
Howe of Leesville, Shirley Graham of Leesville, and Sharon “Doubie” Dye of Red Level,
Alabama; sixteen grandchildren; twenty-six great-grandchildren; seven great-great-
grandchildren; and a host of extended family members and friends.