Billy Joe was raised in Clinton and Butler and graduating from Butler High School in 1972. He worked for brief time in the oil field doing seismographic work. He was married to Lucy Salas in Clinton.
He began doing mission work and he was instrumental in starting the Indian Baptist Church in Weatherford, OK, he moved to Montana in 1992 where he started congregation on the Ft. Peck Indian Reservation and he later settled at Ft. Belknap Indian Reservation in 2003 and he has served them until failing health forced him to retire. He had recently been relocated in Stilwell, Oklahoma to be close to family.
He traveled extensively doing ministry work, he enjoyed fishing, working on cars and he love to visit and fellowship with family and friends, but the passion in his life was spending time with his grandchildren.
Billy Joe was raised in Clinton and Butler and graduating from Butler High School in 1972. He worked for brief time in the oil field doing seismographic work. He was married to Lucy Salas in Clinton.
He began doing mission work and he was instrumental in starting the Indian Baptist Church in Weatherford, OK, he moved to Montana in 1992 where he started congregation on the Ft. Peck Indian Reservation and he later settled at Ft. Belknap Indian Reservation in 2003 and he has served them until failing health forced him to retire. He had recently been relocated in Stilwell, Oklahoma to be close to family.
He traveled extensively doing ministry work, he enjoyed fishing, working on cars and he love to visit and fellowship with family and friends, but the passion in his life was spending time with his grandchildren.
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