Billie Swain Wardlaw, 96, passed away Monday, March 13, 2017 in Seymour. Funeral services will be at 2 P.M. Thursday at the First Baptist Church with Rev. Don Chaffin officiating, with interment following in the Masonic Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Seymour Memorial Funeral Home.

Billie was born May 23, 1920 in Knox County, Texas, to William Joseph and Nannie Mabry Swain. She married George William "Dick" Wardlaw on September 28, 1940 in Munday, Texas. He preceded her in death on January 1, 1991. She was the church secretary at the First Baptist Church for 27 years, where she was a member and attended the Friendship Sunday School Class. She was a member of the Seymour Hospital Ladies Auxilliary, having volunteered over 2500 hours.

She is survived by one daughter, Cynthia Laney of Wichita Falls, Texas; one son, Brent Wardlaw (Mona) of Seymour, Texas; grandchildren, Ron Laney II (Dohna) of Keller, Texas, Larisssa Laney Schleuter (Patrick) of San Antonio, Texas, Josh Wardlaw of Seymour, Texas, and Paige Wardlaw Ewert (Brad) of Ft. Worth, Texas; great-grandchildren, Whitney Whitfield (fiance' Aaron Schulz) of Vernon, Texas; Rheagan Whitfield of Goldsboro, N.C.; Zachary Estridge of Olney, Texas, Alessandra and Sophia Laney of Keller, Texas; and Braxton Schleuter of San Antonio, Texas; and one great-great-grandson, Beckett Tate Schulz. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a brother, Cliff Swain; and sisters, Sybil Jones, Balma Thompson, Hazel Railsback and Marie Allen.

Visitation 6 P.M. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Condolences may be expressed at www.seymourmemorial.com.