Ella Faye “Billye” McMillian 90, Springfield, Mo. passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2018, after a long illness. She was born on July 21, 1928, in Strafford, Mo. to Raymond and Sarah (Buckner) Foley. She was a homemaker and member of the Freedom Baptist Church and the Multiple Sclerosis Society. She loved music and she played many different instruments when she was younger.
Ella was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Hoyle Wayne McMillian, in 2005, and a daughter, Cora Faye O'Neal. She is survived by her son Hoyle D. McMillian, and his wife, Cindy, son-in-law: Gene O'Neal, her grandsons: James McMillian, Matthew McMillian, (Samantha), April (Joseph) Farwell, Joseph (Stephanie) McMillian, great-grandchildren: Cole, Madison, Simon, Cody, Ashleigh, Gabriel, Joselyn McMillian, and Landen and Annabelle Farwell.
Graveside services will be at 2:00 p.m., Monday, December 31, 2018, at Mt. Olive Cemetery, near Fair Grove, Mo. Visitation will be Sunday afternoon from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at Greenlawn Funeral Home North