Gary was preceded in death by his mother, Kathryn Willeford Callaway and her husband, Jack Callaway; his father, Lawson Avon Willeford; sister, Gale Avon Wesberry; sister-in-law, Christi Barnett; two nephews, Mike Wesberry and Mark Wesberry; and a niece, Marci Wesberry Robertson.
He is survived by his wife, Linda of 57 years; special companion, “Tex”; brother, Glen Willeford and wife, Joan of Hughes Springs; sister-in-law, Mary and husband, Bill Hodges of Elysian Fields; nieces and nephews, Ty Willeford and wife Rachel, Sarah Willeford, Anna Willeford, Leah Willeford, Amy Lynn Bryan and husband DeWitt, Ty Bryan and wife, Brenna, Eli Bryan and wife, Michelle, Misty Wesberry, Casey Cameron, Brandon Nunez, Garrett Lee, Dakota Barnett, Carter Barnett, Braylen Barnett, Kelly Barnett, Kathryn Barnett, Kambri Barnett, McKensi Thomas, Madison Barnett, Dan, Kay, Emily, Kaleb, and Alex; as well as a host of church family and friends.
Services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at Hughes Springs Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Roger Parker officiating. There will be a time of visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday and lasting until service time. Burial will follow at Hughes Springs Cemetery under the direction of Reeder-Davis Funeral Home in Hughes Springs.