In Loving Memory of Billy Wayne Heaton

1949 - 2025

Billy W. Heaton, age 75, of Azle, TX, passed away suddenly on April 14, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Henrietta, TX on May 25, 1949, Billy was a dearly loved and admired husband, dad, grandfather, & great-grandfather.

Billy loved fishing & taking cruises around the country with his wife Teresa; he also loved going to WinStar and Las Vegas playing his favorite game of 21. He cherished the time spent with his
family ' for game nights playing Wa-Hoo, dominoes or just any reason to have a get-together with all of _his family around. The love he had for his daughters was so special.
Billy worked for General Motors for 32 years before retiring in 2006. He served his community as the Mayor for the City of Pelican Bay from 1992 to 2002, a job he was honored to do and did with pride.
Billy was preceded in death by his parents, Johnnie Lois Ballinger, William "Bill" Heaton and Dottie Wallace; brothers Roy Gene Heaton, Johnny Heaton & sisters Vickie Renfro & Wanda Jean Heaton; and first wife Mollie Jo Garner Heaton.
He is survived by his wife, best-friend, and love of his life, Teresa; daughters Vicki (Matt) Blessing, Becky Collins & Tony Brozek, Bonnie (Mike) Mccollum, Kathy (Robert) Rohrbaugh, Billie Jo (Doug) Widder & son in-love Darren (Leslie) Rutledge; Eric (Donya) Stirling, Scott (Julie) Stirling, & Shelly (Calvin) Smith. Sister and brother's in-law Pamela (Bobby) Adams, Linda Heaton & Fred (Judy) Garner; mother-in-law Norma Turner; nineteen grandchildren & nine great-grandchildren; and many nieces & nephews.
In keeping with his wishes, cremation has taken place, and there will be no graveside service. We will celebrate his life with a memorial service on May 24, 2025 at 2:00pm at Azleland in the Chapel, located at 850 N. Cardinal Rd., Azle, TX 76020. Billy's favorite color was red, in his honor join us by wearing red; we'll also have red ribbons available.