STROTHER, Billy G. Longtime Cedar Hill, TX, resident, Billy Gene Strother, died peacefully on Monday, October 21, 2019, after an extended illness. He was born November 18, 1934, in Forest Hill, TX, to Phoebe (Wallace) Strother and F. B. Strother. On May 12, 1962, he married Eunice Nell Bassett, who survives him. Services will be held at the First United Methodist Church, Cedar Hill, on October 24, 2019, at 10:30 a.m. with interment at Evergreen Cemetery in Paris, TX. Visitation will be held on October 23, 2019 at Jaynes Memorial Chapel from 6-8 p.m. in Duncanville. Strother was actively involved in his 'adopted hometown of Cedar Hill'. At the time of his death, he was a Commissioner on the Planning & Zoning Board of Cedar Hill, having served for 25 years in that capacity. He served on other Boards over the years including but not limited to the Trustees of First United Methodist Church where he was a member, Cedar Hill Shares, and Bridges Safe House. He grew up in Lamar County, graduated from Paris Junior College and East Texas State University (now Texas A&M Commerce), and continued graduate studies at the University of Dallas. He then began his career with Vought/Northrop Grumman from which he retired in 1995 with more than 38 years of service. He was actively involved in the LTV Retirement Club, operating the club's retirement store until recently. He and Nell were members of the North Texas Vintage Thunderbird Club and enjoyed travel, especially to their favorite destination, Santa Fe, NM. His concern for others stemmed from a lifelong appreciation for the work of the Shriners having received care for years for a burn sustained as a toddler. Bill recently received Grand Chapter and Grand Council Sixty Year Service Awards for Capitular and Cryptic Masonry in Texas. As a young man, Strother joined the Big Brothers organization gaining a little brother, James Barclay. In addition to his wife, survivors include sister-in-law Martha Hickman, James Barclay and his wife, Jennifer, many Strother and Wallace cousins, and a host of friends. In lieu of plants and flowers, memorials may be made to the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, 2222 Welborn Street, Dallas, TX 75219 or the First United Methodist Church of Cedar Hill, 128 Roberts Street, Cedar Hill, TX 75104.