Billy Loyd Tyer

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Published: Monday, November 9th, 2026 @ 9:30 am
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    Mr. Billy Loyd Tyer, age 84, a resident of Clarks Neck Road, Washington died Friday, November 6, 2026, at ECU Health Beaufort Hospital in Washington.

    A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, November 9, 2026, at Paul Funeral Home & Crematory of Washington officiated by Pastor John Bolinsky. Burial will follow at Oakdale Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Eddie Tyer, Danny Davis, Tony Ward, Travis Dixon, Jeff Tyer, and Steven Spear.

    The family will receive friends on Monday from 1:00 p.m. until the funeral hour at Paul Funeral Home & Crematory.

    Billy was born in Pitt County on June 23, 1942, son of the late Isaac Junior Tyer and Ruth Mae Manning Tyer. He married the former Doris Lynette Wiggins, and spent sixty years together. Billy was a lifelong Christian being a Sunday School teacher and Deacon at Riverview Baptist Church. He retired after working as a senior mechanic/assistant foreman at Weyerhaeuser. He also worked at J.H. Hudson/Diamond Industries, Cox Armature, Flanders Filters, Camfil-Farr, and C.A. Lewis, Inc. Billy was a volunteer with the Clarks Neck Volunteer Fire Department for twenty-five years. His hobbies included hunting, repairing small engines, and being with family and friends.

    He is survived by his loving family that includes his wife, Doris Wiggins Tyer; a daughter: Barbara Tyer Ward and her husband Tony; their children: Lauren Ward and Toni-Lynn Spear and her husband Steven; a daughter: Carol Tyer Davis and her husband Danny; their children: Travis Dixon and his wife Stephanie, Tyndall Davis and his wife Emily, and Cara Hallow and her husband Chandler; four great grandchildren; and two brothers: Edward Tyer and his wife Lillie, and Elbert Tyer and his wife Victoria all of Washington.

    Online condolences may be offered to the family by visiting www.paulfuneralhome.com

    In lieu of flowers to honor Billy, memorials may be made to Riverview Baptist Church, 6228 Clarks Neck Road, Washington, NC 27889.

    Paul Funeral Home & Crematory of Washington is honored to serve Billy's family.

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