Billy Wayne

Belew

Billy Wayne Belew, 79, of Sweetw ater, TX, passed away Thursday, July 21, 2022 at Hendrick Inpatient Hospice Care in Abilene, TX.

A Celebration of Life will be 2 : 00 P.M. Monday, July 25, 2022 at McCoy Chapel of Memories with Rev. Daniel Stovall officiati ng . Interment will follow at the Sweetwater Ce metery . There will be a Family Visitation Sunday, February 24, 2022 from 4 P.M. to 6 P.M. at McCoy Funeral Home.

Billy was born October 3, 1942 in Sweetwater, TX to Bertis and Odell ( Corbin) Be lew. He was a li f e long resident of Sweetwater. Billy graduated at Sweetwater Newman High School in 1961. Billy was a gifted athlete where he excelled in football ( an A ll American for 3years) at the of fen sive tackle position , b asketball and in track ( d i scu s and s hot p ut ) . Billy Wayne is the only All - American High School Football player to ever graduate from Sweetwater High Sch ool in football . Billy was avid F isherman, H unter and loved camping. Billy married Nancy Bromley April 6, 196 3 in Sweetwater, TX (61 years) . He worke d over 40 years at Flin tcote, Inc. as Quarry Foreman .

He is survived by his wife Nancy Belew of Sweetwater, two sons, Randy Belew and wife Tammie of Sw eetwater, TX, Stacy Belew of Dallas, TX, a sister, Mary Carr of Sweetwater, T X, four gra ndchildren, Cheyn ne Snowberger and husband Chris of Lamesa, TX, Rhett Belew and wife Cassie of Charles City, Iowa, Taylor Hawley o f Sweetwater, TX, Colton Belew of Lubb ock, T X, one great granddaughter, Natalee Belew of Charles City Iowa.

He was preceded in death by his par ents, a nd a brother-in-law, Archie Carr in 2012.

Pallbearers will be Colton Belew, Taylor Hawley, Chris Snowberger, Lynn Squires, Pete Andrews , Terry Carr, Chris Hamlin, Joe Garza.