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John William “Billy” Myers Jr. of Holbrook passed away Feb. 9, 2019, at the age of 89. He was born July 10, 1929.
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Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located at 1127 Helen Ave. in Holbrook.
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Billy, son of Bill and Jacora Myers, was born in a tent in the oil fields of Wink, Texas. He was joined shortly thereafter by two younger brothers, Jack and Bob. He married JoAnn Myers on May 15, 1948, in Magdalena, N.M. They welcomed their daughter, Jackie in 1949, and son, John William “Billy” Myers III in 1958. Billy and JoAnn spent most of their married life in Holbrook. They were members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and were sealed together for time and all eternity in 2006.
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The son of a water well driller, Billy began running his own rig at the age of 16. He spent over 65 years drilling water wells across many areas of Arizona and New Mexico. Billy would become the second in a line of four generations of water well drillers. He enjoyed many hobbies including rodeo, boxing, hunting and fishing. At the age of 12 he competed in his first rodeo event riding rough stock. Later in life, he enjoyed roping and even hosted many of his own roping events.
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Billy is survived by his daughter, Jackie (Greg) Long; brother, Bob (Eileen) Myers; daughter-in-law, Linda Myers; grandchildren, David Stephens, Christi (Eric) Carlson, Cody (Marianne) Myers and Corey Myers; nine great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter.
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He is preceded in death by his wife of 70 years, JoAnn Myers; parents, John William “Bill” Myers Sr. and Jacora Myers; brother, Jack (Jessie) Myers; son, Billy Myers and six children lost in infancy.
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