Billy Paul Wilson

Gladewater -- Services for Billy Paul Wilson, 55, of Longview will be held at a later date. Born on June 12, 1956, in Longview, Texas, he died on Thursday, October 20, 2011. He was a retired mechanic for Fourth Street Texaco in Longview. He is survived by his daughter, Billie Jo Covington of Longview; son, James Edward Wilson of Longview; 3 grandchildren, Dustin Edward Covington, Joshua Gene Covington, and Charity Anne Covington, all of White Oak; brothers and sisters-in-law, Jim and Sue Wilson of Lake Cherokee; David and Tesa Wilson of Lake Cherokee; and sister and brother-in-law, Mary Jane and Jimmy Capehart of Garland; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Edward and Jo Nadine Wilson. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 P.M. on Thursday, October 27, 2011, at Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater.