William Henry “Billy” York 70, of Ocilla, Georgia died Saturday, March 5, 2022, at Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton, Georgia.
Funeral services will be held 2PM, Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at The Paulk Funeral Home Chapel in Ocilla, Georgia, with the Rev. Sonny Pate and the Rev. Steve Hand officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service on Tuesday. The interment will follow in the Fletcher cemetery in Irwin County, Georgia.
Mr. York was born May 29, 1951, in Irwin County, Georgia, to the late Henry Fletcher York and Nellie Alice Laminack York. Mr. York was a great farmer, and loved his work. He also worked for Ross Construction years earlier. He loved airplanes and gyrocopters, and his candy apple red motorcycle.
He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Jill York; 11 nieces and nephews; 27 great nieces and nephews; 5 of those whom he aggravated the most Alli, Austin, Levi, Elijah, and Rosie; and a host of other friends and relatives.