Billy J. Gilley

Published 12:00 am Tuesday, February 22, 2011

GLASGOW — Billy Joe Gilley, 73, of Glasgow, died Feb. 20, 2011, at his home.

The Barren County native was the owner and operator of Jones Frame Alignment and was an avid fisherman and hunter. He was a son of the late Samuel Clyde Gilley and Laura Florence Kathleen Dale. He was preceded in death by a sister, Virginia Gilley; and a stepson, Brian Hamilton.

Funeral is at 11 a.m. Wednesday at A.F. Crow & Son Funeral Home, with burial in Spotswood Cemetery. Visitation is from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Survivors include a son, Darrell Gilley of Glasgow; a brother, Dale Gilley and his wife, Mary Catherine, of Glasgow; two stepgrandchildren, Lindsey and Logan Hamilton of Nashville; a niece, Martha Fiske and her husband, David, of Lexington; a great-niece and great-nephew; and a best friend and fishing buddy, Lewis Wayne Shirley of Glasgow.