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Bill Elam

February 10, 1948 — May 8, 2025

Nelta

Funeral Service for Bill Elam, age 77, of Nelta, Texas will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Burial will be held at DFW National Cemetery at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 15, 2025. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral service on May 13, 2025 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Elam passed away at his home on Thursday, May 8, 2025.

Billy Ray Elam was born on February 10, 1948 in Dallas, Texas to Billie Thomas and Dorothy Lorraine (Eschmann) Elam. He married Pamela Story at the Lee Street Methodist Church in Greenville, Texas on December 13, 1969. Bill worked at H.D. Lee as a sewing machine mechanic for fourteen years. He also worked at Sulphur Springs ISD in the maintenance department from 1986-1999 and was a proud Dairyman for many years. He was a member of the Antique Car Club and his hobbies included remote control airplanes and ham radios.

Bill is survived by his wife, Pam Elam of Nelta; daughters, Paula Pace (Taylor) of Sulphur Springs and Cindy Kay Elam of Nelta; son, Billy Ray Elam, Jr. (Sheena) of Sulphur Springs; grandchildren, Layton Pace, Kaden Pace (Sydnee Wolfe), Dylan Cooper (Nina), Mason Elam, Daniel Elam, and Story Harris; great-grandchildren, Adalynn Pace, Kennedy Pace, and Emory Pace; sister, Carolyn Grant of Tulsa, Oklahoma.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Dorothy Hook.

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Service Schedule

Upcoming Services

Visitation

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

1:00 - 2:00 pm (Central time)

Murray - Orwosky Funeral Home

876 Wildcat Way, Sulphur Springs, TX 75482

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Funeral Service

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

2:00 - 3:00 pm (Central time)

Murray - Orwosky Funeral Home

876 Wildcat Way, Sulphur Springs, TX 75482

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Burial

Thursday, May 15, 2025

Starts at 11:00 am (Central time)

Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery

2000 Mountain Creek Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75211

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