Billie Renfro

Billie Baker "PeeWee" Renfro, 85, retired employee of Monsanto and resident of the Hampshire Community, died Friday, January 16, 2004, at Centennial Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Rev. Mike Gillstrap and Rock Jaggers officiating. Burial will be in Pisgah Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 2 - 6 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Pisgah Cemetery Fund, c/o Billy Walker, 4161 Biffle Lane, Hampshire, TN 38461. Notes of sympathy may be sent to the family at www.oakesandnichols.com. The Maury County native was the son of the late Leslie Renfro and Ada Johnson Renfro. He served in the U. S. Army during World War II. Prior to his employment with Monsanto, Mr. Renfro worked with his father as a blacksmith for twenty-five years in the Hampshire Community. He was a member of the Hampshire United Methodist Church and the Hampshire Men's Club. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and gardening. Survivors include his wife of sixty-two years, Gladys Brown Renfro of Hampshire; one son, Everette (Janet) Renfro of Culleoka; one son-in-law, Jerry Vick of Spring Hill; three grandchildren, Renee (Bob) Bowser, Mike (Carolyn) Renfro, Melody (David) Huckaby; four great grandchildren, Will Bowser, John Bowser, Savannah Huckaby, Brittney Huckaby; two brothers-in-law, Bill (Martha) Brown, Richard (Ruth) Brown; two sisters-in-law, Marie Holden and Callie Renfro; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Norma Jean Renfro Vick; and four brothers, Charlie Renfro, Bob Renfro, Jim Renfro and Thomas Renfro. Pallbearers will be Mike Renfro, Bob Bowser, David Huckaby, Charles Turner, Gene Quarles, Bobby Lee Runions, Paul Whiteside, and Ken Sherman. Honorary pallbearers will be Jane Quarles, Reba Savage, Blair & Sandra Pogue, Judy Baxter, Doris & Massie Davis, Margaret Sherman, Sam Whiteside, Mack Whiteside, Pete Harlan, Buddy Martin, Gene Davidson, Janet & Phillip Griffith, Diane Runions, Larry Love, Glenn Duncan, Dr. Eric Dyer, William & Mildred Rogers, Monsanto Retirees, members of Hampshire Men's Club, and members of Hampshire United Methodist Church.