Billie Ray Purvis, 73, passed away Sunday, December 3, 2017 at his home with his family by his side. Service: 10:00 A. M. Tuesday at White's Funeral Home. Visitation: 6 to 8 P.M. Monday at White's Funeral Home. Interment: 2:00 P.M. Tuesday at Rose Hill Cemetery in Cleburne. Billie was born January 21, 1944 in Durant, Oklahoma. He honorably served his country in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam era. Billie was a 32nd degree Mason and a deacon in the First Baptist Church of Weatherford. He was preceded in death by his parents; and brothers. Survivors: Wife, Phyllis Purvis; daughters, Wendalynn Noble and Melinda Vestel; brother, J. G. Purvis; and three grandchildren.