Sterling Ray Billings
</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[Sterling Ray Billings, 77, of Cuero, Texas, passed away Saturday, April 9, 2011.
He was born Aug. 26, 1933, in Nopal, Texas to the late Otto and Susan Bertha Hand Billings. He was a truck driver. Sterling married his late wife, Zita Billings on Jan. 3, 1952. He married Lois Barrett on June 9, 1991.
He is survived by his wife, Lois; three daughters, Barbara Billings, Sharon Billings, and Debbie Nesloney and husband E.J., all of Cuero, Texas; son, Don Billings and wife, Diana, of New Braunfels, Texas; brother, Kenneth Billings of Edna, Texas; three stepchildren, Brian Fowler and wife Jodi, Sandi Gallaut and husband Bert, and Patricia Sullivan and husband Kevin; grandchildren, Desiree Nesloney of Victoria, Texas, Christy Gore of Cuero, Texas, Chere Billings and Ashley Villalpando, both of New Braunfels, Kara Billings of Phoenix, Ariz., James Billings, Reyna Villalpando, and Nathan Villalpando, all of New Braunfels; five step-grandchildren; four great-grandchildren, Jordan Blaylock of Cuero, Texas, Astrid Pridgen of Victoria, and Jaida Blaylock and Roddrick Gore, both of Cuero, Texas; and four great-stepgrandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Zita Billings; son, Joe Billings; sister, Jessie Lee Billings; and three brothers, Lenvil, Lester and Amon Billings.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, 2011, at Trinity Church. Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 13, 2011, at Trinity Church with Pastor Kenneth Mills officiating. Interment will follow at Hillside Cemetery. Arrangements are in the charge of Freund Funeral Home, Cuero, Texas.
Pallbearers include Darrell Spell, Tommy Boehm, Randall Ruiz, Chris Coppedge, Andy Spell, Tommy Gregorczyk, Kenneth 'Sonny' Billings and Doug White.
Honorary pallbearers include John Wallace, Woody Blackburn, Richard Hogue, Monty Bloom, Terry Brown, E.J. Nesloney, Les Crawford and Walter Maness.
You may sign the guest book or send condolences at the Internet site www.freundfuneralhome.com.