Saturday, August 9, 2025, Billy Bebber crossed from death into life.

Billy Lee Bebber, 88, of Waynesburg, was born in Damascus Virginia on November 26,
1936 to Howard Taft Bebber and Mary Catherine French Bebber. He grew up and lived
in Baltimore for much of his adult life where he worked at ACG Old Institute and FMC.
He married Helen Theresa Bebber (deceased 2013) with whom he had two sons, Billy
Jr. of Jefferson, PA and Paul, of Baltimore, MD and three stepchildren, Ron of Florida,
Debra (deceased) and Theresa (deceased 2021). His second wife was Mildred (Sue)
Lorraine Minor, who died in 2017. Billy and Sue moved from Baltimore to Greene
County in 1995. They raised his grandson, Shane Bebber (Danielle) of Chapel Hill,
NC, and Billy has many other grandchildren, including Maria Bebber of Baltimore, and
Mario Bebber of Altoona, and great-grandchildren whom he considered family through
both birth and love. His two brothers, Kenneth and Austin are deceased, and his sister
Annette Creel lives in Baltimore, MD.

Billy was a member of Jefferson Baptist Church in Jefferson, PA where he supported
the youth group and the food pantry. He was also active in both the Jefferson and
Waynesburg Senior Citizens.

Billy credited his mother for planting the seeds of his faith, but it would be decades
before her daily prayers bore fruit. He was drawn to the faith in his later life by a simple
act of kindness when a local pastor and the youth leader stopped to help him change a
flat tire. That was enough to bring him with his questions to church, and it was the
beginning of a journey of Bible scholarship. Everyone who knew Billy also knew of his
love for Jesus, for reading, and for learning. He could not only quote scripture, but also
writings from famous theologians. He had journals filled with his favorite quotes and
verses, and he was just as likely to burst into song as he was to pray for you. His love
and care for those most in need, the poor, the handicapped, the lonely, is a model for all
who knew him. He was generous, and joyful, and the passion with which he pursued the
life of Jesus, following his conversion, was the stuff of which his Lord must surely be
proud.

His smile, his laughter, his prayers, and his songs will be missed by all who knew him.

A Celebration of Life for Billy Lee Bebber will be held at Jefferson Baptist Church, 179 Pine Street, in Jefferson, PA at 1:30 PM Saturday, September 20, 2025. Light refreshments with follow.

For additional information: https://www.degusipefuneralhome.com