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Billy Lee Raley, 82, of Terre Haute and formerly of Sullivan County passed away at 7:44 p.m. Monday, August 16, 2010 in Terre Haute Regional Hospital. The 1945 graduate of Merom High School was born March 6, 1928 in San Francisco to Harold Raley and Irene Sylvan Raley. He was a retired heavy equipment operator and a member of the Operating Engineers Local 841 and a farmer. Billy was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII and a former member of the Graysville Masonic Lodge. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister Barbara Pirtle.

Survivors include four daughters Megan (and Michael) Mitchell and Tamara Baker all of Sullivan, Erin (and Rusty) Sanders, Robinson and Lisa (and Matt) Whiting, FL, his ex-wife Roberta Raley, Terre Haute, six grandchildren Danielle Raley, Ricky Raley, Derrick Moore, Breanna Baker, Tatem Mitchell and Tucker Mitchell, two great grandchildren and other relatives.

Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday at the Holmes Memorial Chapel in Sullivan with Rev. Mark Hamaker officiating. Burial with military graveside rites by the Sullivan, Shelburn and Hymera American Legions and the Sullivan Veterans of Foreign Wars will be in the Merom Cemetery. Visitation is 4-8:00 p.m. Thursday.