A Graveside Service for Billy R. Shumate will be at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, November 27, 2016 at Kilpatrick Serenity Gardens, West Monroe under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe. Visitation will be from 12:30 until 1:30 before the service on Sunday, November 27, 2016 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home, West Monroe.Billy was a veteran of the United States Army and a service manager at Scott Truck and Tractor. He is preceded in death by his parents, Doyle and Nerine Shumate; brother, Larry E. Shumate; son, David Doyle Shumate.Billy is leaving behind a daughter, Billie Jean Grubbs and husband Jimmy; sister, Luphelia Baker; brother, Ronnie G. Shumate; five grandchildren and six great grandchildren.