Billy L. Collinsworth, 85, of Wylie, died Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in Plano. Graveside services will be 3:00 PM, Saturday, December 19, 2020 at Memoryland Memorial Park, Greenville, Texas under the direction of Coker-Mathews Funeral Home, Greenville, Texas. Dr. Blake Switzer and Pastor Mike Kessler will officiate. Visitation will be Saturday, 1:00 PM to 2:45 PM at the funeral home.
Mr. Collinsworth was born in Greenville (Peniel Community), Texas on February 11, 1935. He was the son of John Elzie Collinsworth and Vela Lee Skeeter Collinsworth. He married Eva Nell Parmely on June 2, 1956 in Greenville. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army and a member of Gateway Community Church in Wylie.
Survivors include his wife, Eva Collinsworth; sons John Collinsworth and wife Sherry and Mark Collinsworth; grandchildren, Kristen Robinson and husband, Anthony and Camille Collinsworth; and great-granddaughters, Sophie Robinson and Emmie Robinson. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Pallbearers will be John Collinsworth, Mark Collinsworth, Anthony Robinson, Jim Sumrow, Jake Jacobs and Ray Reynolds.
We are requesting that you limit the size of the gathering during the viewing due to concerns regarding the current health crisis. Please feel free to come and pay your respects but limit your contact with others as per recommended guidelines from the CDC. Masks and social distancing are required.