Willie Faye Simnacher, known to virtually everyone as "Billie," was born Aug. 4, 1917 in Ballenger, TX to the home of Mattie Lou (Bingham) and Willie Cotter, and died Aug. 22, 2016 at her home in Lubbock, TX. As a child she rode a horse to school while her brothers walked alongside. Her family settled in the Red Lake community in southwestern Roosevelt County, and it was there that she met Mathis Simnacher. They were married in Portales on Jan. 27, 1938. For most of the remainder of her life, Billie lived in the Portales area. After having been widowed for several years, she moved from the family farm to make her home in Portales in 1989. Since 2004 she had been making her home in Lubbock with her daughter.
Billie was a dedicated wife, and mother. She was a consummate homemaker. Family members remember that she always had fresh cookies whenever someone dropped in. Billie was meticulous about her wardrobe, and loved to shop for clothes and shoes. She had been a member of St. Helen Catholic Church in Portales for 65 years. Billie was a very outgoing lady, who loved visiting with her many friends. In addition to shopping, she enjoyed playing BINGO and dominoes and sitting on her patio watching the birds and seeing her flowers. Another of her passions was reading, and in later years she enjoyed watching Wheel of Fortune.
She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Patrick and Rhonda Simnacher of Levelland, TX and a daughter, Linda Williams of Lubbock; a brother, Jerry Cotter of San Angelo, TX; as well as a number of other family members and many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, seven brothers, Cliff, Doug, Joe, Clarence, Ray, Mike and Howard Cotter, and three sisters, Addie Hill, Ethel McKinnon and Rene Horton, as well as by her beloved husband, Mathis Simnacher who died June 2, 1984.
Willie Faye Simnacher, known to virtually everyone as "Billie," was born Aug. 4, 1917 in Ballenger, TX to the home of Mattie Lou (Bingham) and Willie Cotter, and died Aug. 22, 2016 at her home in Lubbock, TX. As a child she rode a horse to school while her brothers walked alongside. Her family settled in the Red Lake community in southwestern Roosevelt County, and it was there that she met Mathis Simnacher. They were married in Portales on Jan. 27, 1938. For most of the remainder of her life, Billie lived in the Portales area. After having been widowed for several years, she moved from the family farm to make her home in Portales in 1989. Since 2004 she had been making her home in Lubbock with her daughter.
Billie was a dedicated wife, and mother. She was a consummate homemaker. Family members remember that she always had fresh cookies whenever someone dropped in. Billie was meticulous about her wardrobe, and loved to shop for clothes and shoes. She had been a member of St. Helen Catholic Church in Portales for 65 years. Billie was a very outgoing lady, who loved visiting with her many friends. In addition to shopping, she enjoyed playing BINGO and dominoes and sitting on her patio watching the birds and seeing her flowers. Another of her passions was reading, and in later years she enjoyed watching Wheel of Fortune.
She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Patrick and Rhonda Simnacher of Levelland, TX and a daughter, Linda Williams of Lubbock; a brother, Jerry Cotter of San Angelo, TX; as well as a number of other family members and many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, seven brothers, Cliff, Doug, Joe, Clarence, Ray, Mike and Howard Cotter, and three sisters, Addie Hill, Ethel McKinnon and Rene Horton, as well as by her beloved husband, Mathis Simnacher who died June 2, 1984.
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MARRIED JAN. 27, 1938
Gravesite Details
Wheeler Mortuary
Family Members
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Addie Mae Cotter Hill
1903–1993
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Ethel Dell Cotter McKinnon
1905–1992
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Clifford Victor Cotter
1907–1987
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Ruben William Cotter
1908–1939
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Rene Cotter Horton
1910–1997
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Wilborne John Cotter
1912–1912
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Douglas Jim Cotter
1915–2003
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Clarence Lester Cotter
1919–2011
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Raymond Bingham "Ray" Cotter
1921–2003
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M J "Mike" Cotter
1923–2008
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Joe Neal Cotter
1925–2005
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Howard Lee Cotter
1928–2013
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Jerry Don Cotter
1931–2021
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