Billy L. Tyson, Sr., age 69 of LaGrange, Georgia, passed away on Friday morning, March 23, 2018. He was born June 20, 1948 in Carroll County, Georgia, the son of the late Lemuel Tyson and the late Ellen Florene Akers Tyson.

He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and was retired from AT&T with eighteen years of service. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday, March 25, 2018 from 2:00 PM until 3:00 PM.

Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.martin-hightower.com. Martin & Hightower Heritage Chapel has charge of the arrangements.