NAME: BILLY JOE MEEKS, AGE 73, OF OKLAHOMA CITY AND FORMERLY OF THE ASHLAND AREA. BORN: FEBRUARY 28, 1932 AT STIGLER, OK TO WILLIAM HENRY AND OLLIE ORA B. (SMITH) MEEKS. PASSED AWAY: SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 2005 AT OKLAHOMA CITY. AGE: 73 YEARS 1 MONTH 6 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED ASHLAND AND CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS. MARRIED: JANICE LAVANDA WALKUP IN 1954 AT MCALESTER, OK. IRENE S. SCOTT IN 1992 AT OKLAHOMA CITY. OCCUPATION: HE WORKED AS A WELDER-FABRICATOR FOR AMERICAN TRAILER MANUFACTURING FOR OVER 26 YEARS. CHURCH AFFILIATION: HE WAS OF THE BAPTIST FAITH. SURVIVED BY WIFE: IRENE MEEKS OF THE HOME. SONS: RONALD JOE MEEKS OF OKLAHOMA CITY. TIMOTHY MEEKS AND WIFE PATRICE OF BLANCHARD, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: AMY MEEKS. BRITTNEY MEEKS. JENNIFER MEEKS. GREAT-GRANDSON: LUKE MICHAEL LATHAM. SISTERS: VESTAL ALLEY AND HUSBAND CHESTER OF HOLDENVILLE, OK. WILMA BARTLEY AND HUSBAND BOB OF FAIR OAKS, CA. WANDA SMITH AND HUSBAND BILL OF OKLAHOMA CITY. EVY GASCON AND HUSBAND ALEX OF EL CENTRO, CA. JONNIE SHIRLEY OF STUART, OK. BROTHERS: BUDDY MEEKS AND WIFE JOAN OF ESCONDITO, CA. DOYLE MEEKS AND WIFE PEGGY OF ATWOOD, OK. O. W. MEEKS AND WIFE DEBBIE OF CAMARILLO, CA. JERRY MEEKS AND WIFE LINDA OF BERREGO SPRINGS, CA. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: BILL AND OLLIE ORA B. (SMITH) MEEKS. WIFE: JANICE WALKUP MEEKS. BROTHERS: J. L., ARLES RED, AND DON MEEKS. SISTER: DOROTHY MCPHETRIDGE.

DATE OF SERVICE: THURSDAY, APRIL 7TH, 2005, AT 2:00 P.M. PLACE OF SERVICE: BROWN'S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ COALGATE, OK. INTERMENT: MCCARTY CEMETERY ~ PARKER, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. BUDDY BALTIMORE. CASKETBEARERS: JERRY SHIRLEY, JIM SHIRLEY, DARRELL SMITH, RICH MORRISSETTE, RICHARD DOYLE MEEKS, JAMES MIX. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: RON MEEKS, TIM MEEKS, DOYLE MEEKS, SAMMY HULIN, BILL SMITH. FAMILY NIGHT WILL WEDNESDAY AT 6 P.M.