Memorial services for Billy Joe Kilgore, 90, of Cullman are 2 p.m. Sunday, March 3, at Cullman Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Wade Maynard officiating.
Mr. Kilgore passed away Thursday, February 28, 2019. He was born and raised in Alabama. After a stint in the Air Force, Billy started a career in North Alabama supporting NASA programs including the Apollo program, the Viking probe to Mars and the Space Shuttle program. He retired in 1994 from Rockwell International.
He is survived by his wife, Rebecca Glover Kilgore; sons, Brent Kilgore and Clark (Sherry) Kilgore; grandchildren, Brig Kilgore, Faith Kilgore, Tanner Cooper and Dillon Cooper; brother, Andy (Joyce) Kilgore and sister-in-law, Helen Kilgore.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Burdette Kilgore and Mary Sims Kilgore; sister, Tommie Naramore and brother, Truman Kilgore.
