Billy “Cowboy” Stokes

Billy “Cowboy” Stokes, age 66, resident of LaGrange, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at Briarwood Health and Rehabilitation, Tucker, Georgia.  Private services will be held at a later date.

Mr. Stokes, son of the late Billy Earl Stokes and Opal Grace Woods Stokes, was born June 4, 1954 in Columbus, Georgia. He was a wrestler for over 38 years, wrestling throughout the United States.  Mr. Stokes also enjoyed repossessing automobiles and was a Georgia football fan.  The family remembers him as a man that was “down to earth” and enjoyed making people laugh – a true jokester.

He is survived by three sons, B.J. Stokes and his wife Ashleigh of LaGrange, Mike Bowman and his wife Kelly of Columbus, and Charles “CJ” Smith of Illinois; four aunts, Frances Wallace, Betty Ann Carlisle, Ruby Stokes, and Dolly Stokes; two uncles, Ronnie Stokes and Eddie Stokes; five grandchildren; many other relatives and friends.