Obituary of Billy J. Diel

Funeral services for Mr. Billy J. Diel are scheduled for 11:00 A.M. Saturday, May 19, 2018, in the chapel of Golden Funeral Home with Rev. David Sistrunk officiating. The interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday from 9:00 A.M. until 11:00 A.M. at Golden’s.

Mr. Diel, a retiree of the International Paper Company and veteran of the United States Air Force, passed away Thursday, May 17, 2018, at the age of 78. He was a member of the North Bastrop Church of God. He loved his family dearly and enjoyed hunting.

He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Patricia Ann Diel; daughters, Angela Diel and Alanda Diel, both of Bastrop, LA; sons, Dennis Diel and wife Melinda of Farmerville, LA, Kenneth Diel and wife Christie of Bastrop, LA, Kevin Diel, Sr. and wife Debbie of Mountain Home, AR; brothers and sisters, Ronnie Diel and wife Merle, Beth Chain and husband Donald, Pam Lowery and husband Steve, Danny Diel, Dana Diel, Caroline Renfrow and Brenda Cheek; grandchildren, Candace Wilson and husband Seth, Brittney Davis and husband Jonathan, Roger Cook, Jr. and wife Ashley, Joshua Cook and wife Ashley, Jacob Hopfinger, Ashton Diel, Jeremy Diel, Jacob McDuffie, Whitney Malone, Kevin Diel, Jr. and wife Heather, Erica Hopper and husband Luke, Nathan Hunt; great grandchildren, Drake Wilson, Easton Wilson, Kadence Davis, Kora Leigh Davis, Harper Lilly Cook, Logan Diel, Aubrey Diel, Trevor Diel, Katie Hopper, Noah Hopper, and Braylynn Hopper.

Mr. Diel is preceded in death by his parents, Dewey and Edith Diel; great grandson, Ayden Lane Hopper; brothers, Bucky Diel and Gary Diel.

Serving as pallbearers will be Ashton Diel, Roger Cook, Jr., Joshua Cook, Kevin Diel, Jr., Jacob Hopfinger, Nathan Hunt and Jeremy Diel.