Billie Pyle Simmons

The Funeral service celebrating the life of Billie Pyle Simmons, 83, will be held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, April 20, 2026, at Logansport United Methodist Church in Logansport, Louisiana, with Bro. Dean Register officiating. Interment will follow at Deadwood Cemetery in Deadwood, Texas. The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. service time Monday, April 20, 2026 at Logansport United Methodist Church.

Billie was born on August 22, 1942, in Shiloh, Louisiana to Gerald Woodrow Pyle and Mazie Worth McFadden Pyle and passed away April 16, 2026, in her home on the Pyle Farm in Logansport, Louisiana.

Billie was preceded in death by her parents, Mazie and Gerald Pyle and husband, Cecil Simmons.

Left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Cathy Cammarosano Rackley (Sean) of Covington, Louisiana; sisters, Paula Pyle Kosmer (Ron) of Logansport, Louisiana and Judy Pyle Pope (John) of Shalimar, Florida; along with a host of nieces, nephews and friends.

Honoring Billie as pallbearers will be Alex Kosmer, Eric Kosmer, Ethan McMillan, Jackson Kosmer, Bryan Pope and Jeremy Pope.

Serving as honorary pallbearers are Greg Burns, Paul Hendrickson, Parker Kosmer and Camden Pope.

The family would like to give a special thanks to Kathy Farmer, Tara Carter, Tina Hutto, and caregivers with Christian Love Private Home Care and Superior Hospice. All their loving care allowed Billie to remain in her home on the farm she loved.