Billy Ray Middleton, Sr. died Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at Merit Health-River Region Medical Center.  He was 84.  Born in Ellisville, MS he had been a resident of Vicksburg since 1981.  He was retired from the U. S . Air Force and worked for Grand Gulf Nuclear Station as a security supervisor for 25 years.  He later worked for O'Reilly Auto Parts as a delivery driver.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Herman and Elver Middleton.

He is survived by his wife, Jonnie Middleton; his son, Billy Middleton, Jr. and his daughter-in-law, Monika Middleton; two step-daughters, Angela Rucker and Kimberly Bamburg; a grandson, Nicholas Rucker; a granddaughter, Stephanie Merritt; and two great-grandsons, Karl Merritt and Landon Merritt.

Services will be 11 AM Saturday, January 30, 2021 at Fisher-Riles Funeral Home, 5000 Indiana Avenue in Vicksburg.  Visitation will be from 9 AM until the hour of service.  Interment will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery.  Pallbearers will be Billy Middleton, Jr., Nicholas Rucker, Karl Merritt, Landon Merritt, and Don Busby.