Jack Arthur Billingsley (1920 - 2006)

Born 2 Mar 1920 in Tarrant, Texas, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Helen (Richardson) Billingsley — married [date unknown] in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA

Died 1 Jan 2006 at age 85 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Melissa McKay [send private message]

Biography

Jack Arthur Billingsley was born March 2, 1920, in Fort Worth to the late Nancy Pauline Long and Arthur Percival Wylie Billingsley. A graduate of Paschal High School, he earned his undergraduate and master's degrees from Texas Christian University.

After serving in the United States Navy during World War II, he taught, coached and served as a principal, athletic director and assistant superintendent for the Fort Worth public schools. He retired from FWISD in 1980 after 39 years. He then served as PE teacher at St. Andrew's Catholic School for 10 years.

Jack was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church and past president of the Downtown Kiwanis Club. Survivors: His wife of 59 years, Mary Helen Richardson Billingsley; children, Nancy Billingsley Hogan ^[1] and her husband, Skitch, Mike Billingsley ^[2] and his wife, Liz, and Joe Billingsley ^[3]; grandchildren, Ellen Hogan Deskins and her husband, Eric, Nancy Hogan, Tim Hogan, JoAnna Billingsley Shores and her husband, Bret, Katy Billingsley and Mary Billingsley.

Sources

1. ↑ * "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8HC-RX3 : 5 December 2014), Jack Arthur Billingsley in entry for Nancy Louise Billingsley, 03 Jul 1947; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
2. ↑ * "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8H1-Y4X : 1 January 2015), Michael Arthur Billingsley, 22 Feb 1949; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
3. ↑ * "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8XQ-PNB : 5 December 2014), Joseph Andrew Billingsley, 17 Jun 1956; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.

• 1930 census Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas

• Danielle and Graham's Ancestors

• Ancestry Entry

• Find A Grave: Memorial #12872410

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VSMR-MZF : 20 May 2014), Jack Arthur Billingsley, 01 Jan 2006; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK2Z-5S8L : 18 October 2016), Arthur Percival Wylie Billingsley in entry for Jack Arthur Billingsley, Texas, United States, 03 Jan 2006; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Fort Worth Star-Telegram, born-digital text.

• "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KGYJ-DRX : 22 May 2014), Jack Arthur Billingsley, Residence, Fort Worth, Texas, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.

• Ancestry.ca