James L. Billingsley, 79, Fillmore

James L. Billingsley, 79, of Fillmore, died on Wednesday, March 14, 2012, at Montgomery Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Taylor Springs.

Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday at Glendale Cemetery in Fillmore, with the Rev. Harry Kirk officiating. Friends and family may gather at the cemetery at 9:30 a.m. Miller Funeral Home in Fillmore was in charge of arrangements. Memorials: Fillmore Fire Department or Nokomis High School basketball program. Online condolences may be shared at www.millerfh.net.

Mr. Billingsley was born on Nov. 7, 1932, in Hillsboro, the son of James Ernest and Fairy Faun Savage Billingsley. He married Nancy Nadine Wood on Nov. 5, 1960, in Hillsboro; she died on Sept. 7, 2002.

He is survived by a daughter, Lisa Billingsley of Nokomis; and fiancée, Nadine Hurst of Fillmore.