Juanita Leila (Dewitt) Billman RIO/SPRINGFIELD, MO - Juanita Leila (Dewitt) Billman, age 83, Springfield, MO, formerly from Rio, passed into eternal rest on Friday, January 10, 2014 at her home surrounded by her family in Springfield. Juanita Leila Billman was born July 6, 1930 in Bancroft, WI the daughter of Arthur Emery and Ethel Marie Meddaughh Dewitt. Leila was a school teacher for several years and was a member of the Seneca Assembly of God in Seneca, MO. Jaunita Leila Dewitt married Paul Leroy Billman June 29, 1951 in Plainfield, WI and he preceded her in death January 24, 2006. Also preceding her in death were her parents Arthur and Ethel Dewitt; one son, Philip Billman; one daughter, Pamela Billman; one granddaughter, Daphine Billman; two brothers, Oliver Dewitt and Cecil Dewitt; three sisters, Amarllis Freye, Ila Spars and Iva Sauer. The family will receive friends from 10am to 11am, Monday, January 13, 2014 at the Seneca Assembly of God. Funeral services under the personal direction of Campbell-Biddlecome Funeral Home, Seneca, MO will begin at 11am with Pastor Charles Whitekiller officiating. Following funeral services the body will be taken to Wisconsin.
|