Billy Ray Munday, Sr.

Evans Funeral Home of Jefferson, GA, announces the death of Mr. Billy Ray Munday Sr. MGST, USAF, Ret., age 90, of Hoschton, GA, formerly of Orlinda, TN, who passed away on Monday, June 19, 2023. Mr. Munday was born in Orlinda, TN, a son to the late William and Dixie Rippy Munday. Mr. Munday was retired from the United States Air Force as a Master Sergeant serving during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He was the recipient of fourteen service medals and also served overseas in North Africa and Germany. Mr. Munday was also Robertson County’s first juvenile investigator and served in other local police departments in Robertson County. Mr. Munday was a member of the Jackson County Baptist Church in Jefferson, GA and loved gardening and watching Gunsmoke. In addition to his parents, Mr. Munday is preceded in death by his great granddaughter, Olivia Bayer and his ten brothers and sisters.

Survivors include his wife, Shirley Claborn Munday of Hoschton, GA; sons, Billy Ray (Terri) Munday Jr. of Cartersville, GA, George Barry (Bettye) Munday of Jamestown, TN, daughter, Beth M. (Earl) Bragg of Hoschton, GA; granddaughter, Amanda M. (Nick) Bayer of Colorado Springs, CO; great grandchildren, Carter and Charlotte Bayer; nieces, Christine Bailey, of Stewart, TN, Regina Chaffin of Cross Plains, TN, Geneva (Bob) Glenn, of Cottontown, TN; nephews, Ronnie (Linda) Munday, of Orwell, Ohio,  Randy (Debbie) Munday of Sellersburg, IN and Donnie Munday of Florida also survives.

A Graveside Service will be held on Friday, June 23 at 2:00 PM in the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Orlinda, TN with military honors.

In lieu of flowers memorial gifts may be made to the Jackson County Baptist Church at www.jcbaptist.com or the St. Jude Children’s Hospital at www.stjude.org

Evans Funeral Home, Inc., 1350 Winder Highway, Jefferson, Georgia.  706-367-5467      

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