William "Billy" Anthony Minton

William Anthony Minton, Billy, Husband, Daddy, Paw Paw, Loggerhead

Billy was brought into this world on May 2, 1949 to the late Eddie Minton and Vina Bell Brantley and had four siblings; Lamar, Eloise, Martha, and Jack. He had several nieces and nephews. In his youth, Billy lived on a farm in Kite, Ga. and enjoyed hunting and fishing which was a hobby that continued throughout his life. During his high school years, Billy was a multi-sport athlete but his height and skills at center on the basketball court set him apart from other players. 

After high school, he attended Brewton Parker College and later transferred to Georgia Southern. Afterwards, he began a career at Thermo King in Louisville, Ga., became a National Guardsman, and eventually became owner of Billy Jack’s Bar and Lounge where he enjoyed and appreciated all his friends and customers. He was well known for making his famous Tom Collins drink which people stated was the best in five counties. It was also known that he and his brother Jack were the undisputed tag team champion bouncers.

The time his life really began to change was when he met a fiery red headed woman, Loraine Frederick from Norristown, who had two sons, Robert and Reagan Moxley. Shortly afterwards came a cute little Loggerhead Jr., William Andrew Minton. Billy enjoyed taking his boys dog deer hunting, riding dirt roads looking for deer tracks, fishing the Ogeechee River, watching Scooby-Doo every morning, and telling the same story over and over and over. He was also a master of making sure his boys were doing a job correctly while he stood back displaying his first-class instructing skills.

Billy and Loraine enjoyed sight-seeing while riding around Emanuel and surrounding counties. They would stop and eat lunch at small restaurants or grab some fried chicken from a convenience store. Loraine would eat a couple of bites and give Billy the leftovers.

His family continued to grow with the addition of two daughters-in-law, Marcie Jelf (Robert) and Joni McCoy (Reagan). His greatest prizes in life were his four grandchildren. River and Raimy Moxley (Joni and Reagan), Audrey Moxley (Robert and Marcie), and Willow Minton (Andrew). 

A private ceremony will be held at a later date.