Rubin Billie, Jr. was born November 24, 1942 to the late Rubin Billie, Sr. and Edna McBride Billie. He departed this life on January 24, 2019 at Agape Hospice Hospital in Columbia, SC.

He accepted Christ at an early age and joined the Congruity Presbyterian Church, where he served diligently as an Elder, sung on the Male Chorale, Adult Choir and with the Gospel Choir for their annual concerts. He later joined the St. James Holiness Church and was an active and faithful member for twenty-five years as a Deacon. He lived James 2:18, which says, "Show me thy faith without thy works, and I will show thee my faith by my works." Before his health declined, Deacon Billie served as Chairman of the Deacon Board, devotional leader, member of the finance committee, member and advisor of the Gospel Choir for more than twenty years, overseer of church maintenance and lawn care, and the church van transportation driver. He used his God-given gift of singing to glorify God and he has left a mark that will continue to set a precedent for the choir to follow and live up to.

Deacon Billie retired from Santee Print Works after working faithfully for more than thirty years. He attended Congruity Church School and Eastern School.

Deacon Billie was united in Holy Matrimony to Thelma Montgomery Billie and to this union six children were born.

Those left to cherish his precious memories are his wife, Thelma Billie; six children: Cindy Gibbs, Dorothy Moses, Rubin (Cindy) Billie III, Minister Rembert (Naomi) Billie, Ronald Billie and Latisha (Christopher) Geter; nine grandchildren: SFC Rico Baker, Christopher Billie, LeShondra Gibbs, Danielle  Eigner, Shekeala Billie, Ryan (Kentia) Billie-Mann, Captain Tyesha McBride, LeAndrea Gibbs and Devin Billie; eight great-grandchildren: Shanayah Abrams, Tayonesti Jackson, Sarai Mann, Imani Gibbs, Arianna Gibbs, Messiah Billie, Amirah Mann, and Mariah Billie; three sisters: Rosa Lee Wells, Joann (Barry) James, and Betty (James) Coard; six brothers: O'Neal Billie, Joseph Billie, Isaac Billie, Moise (Dorothy) Billie, Hercules Billie, and Esau (Sarah) Billie; one sister-in-law, Dorothy Harrison; two brothers-in-law, Richard (Shirley) Lowery and Ernest Rose; additional daughter-in-law, Stephanie Washington-Billie; additional son-in-law, Leroy Gibbs; a special caregiver, LaKeiah Damon; and host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

Deacon Billie was preceded in death by three sisters: Wilhelmina, Rebecca and Shirley Billie; one brother, Emmanuel Wheeler; mother-in-law, Elloree Lowery; a daughter-in-law, Marjorie Baker-Billie; sisters-in-law: Dianne Kelly, Ivory McCoy-Rose, Cynthia Wilson and Louise Billie; and brothers-in-law: James Montgomery, Terry Lowery, Jimmy Lowery, John McCoy, Sr., and Dan Wells

Public Viewing will be held on Friday, February 1, 2019 from 3-7pm at Job's Mortuary.

Mr. Billie will be placed in the church on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at 12pm for viewing until the hour of service.

Funeral Services will be held at 1pm on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at Salem Chapel & Heritage Center 101 S. Salem Avenue Sumter, SC 29150, with Pastor Alfreda Johnson Officiating, and Rev. Rembert Billie, Eulogist.

Interment will follow in Billie-Simon Cemetery.

Family will receive friends at the home, 5060 Rubin Billie Jr. Lane Gable, SC 29051.