Memorial services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, August 24 at the University Church of Christ with David Lough, pastor, officiating. Billy was born June 20, 1930 to Lemuel and Florence Ford near Colcord, OK. He served in the National Guard. He married Eleanor Robertson December 28, 1979. He retired from WTAMU. He was a member of the University Church of Christ. He loved to ride motorcycles, fly his airplane, work on cars, and camp. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and uncle, and he will be truly missed. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and one sister. He is survived by the love of his life, Eleanor, of the home; daughter, Cindy Craig and husband, Alan, of Amarillo; two sons, Darrin Robertson and wife, Peggy, of Centennial, CO, Darrell Robertson and wife, Landus, of Lafayette, CO; daughter, Sara Combs and husband, Israel, of Surprise, AZ; 15 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; a brother, Lemuel Ford, of Lincoln, NE; and a sister, Darlene Brumley, of Runaway Bay, TX. The family suggests that memorials be made to Interim Healthcare Foundation, PO Box 333, Lubbock, TX 79413.