Bennie Billue, Sr.

Bennie Billue, Sr.

Bennie Billue Sr. was born February 1, 1940, in Dublin, Georgia to Henry Billue Sr. and Pearlie Mae Pridgett. He died at the age of 81 years old.

Bennie brought joy and laughter whenever he came around. He was funny, smart, talented and a great cook. Bennie was an entrepreneur and investor. He owned a convenience store on 79th Street, a body shop and several properties. He was a professional metals plater. He would plate chrome, gold, and silver on many things including guns and performance car parts. He loved race cars, motorcycles, guns, and women.

Bennie was one of eight siblings Robert, Ernest, Henry, Ruby, Roosevelt, Annie Lee, and Eddie.

He had four children of his own and two previous marriages and multiple grandchildren:

Ronald (Falishia Ford-Blue) Blue (g. Ronald Blue Jr. g. Jayden Ford-Blue, g. Brayden Ford-Blue, g. Kerezma Ford-Blue, g. Ronald Ford-Blue 3rd, g. Izzabella Ford-Blue, g. Maxine Ford-Blue),

Robert (Sharon) Billue, (g. Yashiqua (Qunicy)Bey Sr, gg. Quincy Bey Jr. gg. Ahmir Bey, g. Sharonna (Smith) Paul, gg. Ahnyya Swain, gg. Symarri Paul, g. Rodick Billue gg. Zariah Billue.

Bennie (Patricia) Billue Jr. (g. Bennie Billue 3rd)
Nichelle Marie Billue of Renton, Washington

He married Margie Samuel Gaines (deceased) on August 19, 1994. With this union he gained four additional children: Rhonda Scott, Bruce Gaines (deceased), Sherry Gaines, Johnathan Gaines(deceased) and grandchildren

From his siblings he had a number of nephews and nieces; Anthony Billue, Vivian Billue, Aundra Billue, Nikyia Blue-O’Conner, Annette Smith, Gregory Blue, Jeffery Blue, Diane Blue and Denise Blue, Danny Lewis, Jerome Lewis, Angenita Lewis, Ronald Pigatt, Darrick Pigatt, Ana Pigatt, Monique Pigatt, Valerie Pigatt, Michael Pigatt, Errick Pigatt, Joseph Pigatt, Robert Billue, Bennie Billue Jr, Nichelle Billue, Eddie Blue Jr, Tonia Blue-Shelton, Tomekia Blue-LeSure.

Late Thursday afternoon on October 7, 2021, Bennie Billue Sr. passed away in a hospice. He was the last living child of his mother Pearlie and father Henry Billue.