Billie Louise Gattis, 92, of Fort Worth passed away on Thursday, May 26, 2022. Billie was born on December 16, 1929 in Dallas County to Omer Lee Durham and Mary (Blessing) Durham. She graduated from Pleasant Grove High School in Dallas in 1947. She married Robert Dee Gattis in 1950 in Dallas, and was married for nearly 65 years before Bob’s passing in 2015. During their marriage, they lived in numerous locations across the country, from California to Georgia to New York. Upon his retirement, they built a home in Scranton in Eastland County, where they lived from 1994 to 2015. She was an active member of First United Methodist Church in Cisco.
Billie is survived by a son, David Gattis and wife Teresa of Benbrook, TX, son James Michael Gattis of Raleigh, NC, and daughter Dee Ann Gattis of Lewisville, TX, by six grandchildren and five great grandchildren, and by her sister, Shirley Johnson of Grand Prairie.
Services will be held at First United Methodist Church Cisco on Tuesday, May 31 at 11:00 AM and internment will be at the Lane Cemetery in Scranton, Rev. John Woodard officiating. Visitation will be 4:00 Pm until 6:00 PM Monday May 30 at Kimbrough Funeral Home in Cisco.
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