Billy Joe Stark Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Billy Joe Stark, 89, of Temple, Texas, passed away peacefully on March 29, 2014. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, April 3, 2014, at 10:00 A. M. at Chapel of the Hills Baptist Church on Highway 29, Buchanan Dam. It will be followed by a graveside service at 3:00 P. M. at Bellwood Memorial Park Cemetery in Temple, Texas that same day. Both services will include full military honors. Billy Joe Stark was born in Lufkin, Texas on March 20, 1925, the second son of Leota Poole Imboden and Wylie David Imboden. He was later adopted by his mother’s second husband, Luther Calvin Stark. Bill married Sue Loe Stark on June 18, 1945. Bill served the US Marine Corp for 4 years and the US Army for 23 years. He received military honors including the Army Commendation Medal, a Bronze Star Medal, a Vietnam Service Medal, an Army of Occupation Medal-Germany, and a Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal. He served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam Campaign. After a military retirement, Bill enjoyed his favorite hobbies of fishing, hunting and traveling. He was preceded in death by his elder brother, Wylie Poole Imboden and his first wife, Sue Loe Stark. He married Lois F. Ferguson in November 1987. Bill is survived by his wife, Lois, three children, Terri Mendez, Charles Stark and Danny Stark, and Lois’s four children, David Ellis, John Ellis, Andy Ellis and Amy Ellis Clark, plus numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Flowers may be sent to Chapel of the Hills Baptist Church, Buchanan Dam, Texas or Bellwood Memorial Park Cemetery of Temple, Texas.

Billy Joe Stark

March 20, 1925 - March 29, 2014