Billy Le’Roy Yax, SR., age 62, of Oak Grove, KY passed away Sunday, December 31, 2023, at his home of natural causes. The family has chosen cremation with a celebration of life to be held at a later date. Maddux-Fuqua-Hinton Funeral Home has been entrusted by the family to handle the arrangements.
Mr. Yax was born in Owosso, Michigan, on October 22, 1961, the son of the late William Le’Roy and Kathlen Carol Devereaux Yax. Billy was a truck driver for Watkins Express Freight and was of the Christian faith. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Theresa Fry.
Survivors include his fiancé, Laura Lee Bohl of Oak Grove; his sons, Billy Yax JR. (Amber) of Idaho, Timothy Yax; his daughter, Veronica Wilkinson of Texas; his brother, Gerald Yax of Oak Grove; his additional daughters, Cailyn Mclane of Oak Grove, Erin McLane of Hopkinsville, Shaylee McLane of Hopkinsville; his sisters, Tammy Lamrouex of Florida, Terry Boylan-Reasner of Michigan, Tracie Boylan of Florida; and his eleven grandchildren.