Billy Joe Heath, age 89, of Murfreesboro passed away on March 11, 2025, at his residence. He was the son of the late Joe Wilson Heath and Clara Todd Heath. A lifelong resident of Rutherford County, he spent his early years in the Old Jefferson community before moving to Murfreesboro with his family as a teenager.

He is preceded in death by his wife, Carol Oliver Heath, infant daughter, Brenda Carol Heath; wife, Colleen Wilson Heath, and a brother, Harvey Wilson Heath. He is survived by his sister, Margaret Heath; daughter, Melanie Collins (Phillip); son, Bill Heath (Jennifer); stepsons, Russell Norton (Vicki), Keith Norton (Cathey), Mark Norton (Yvonne); stepdaughter, Kari Batey (Charlie); grandchildren, Carolyn Paden, Catlyn Lamb, Cameron Collins, Ryan Heath, Caleb Heath, Emma Heath, Macy Heath, Stephanie Blackmon, Christy Fowler, Tyler Norton, Emily Wells, Taylor Norton, Lily Norton, Eliza Batey, John Montgomery and Hannah David; as well as 12 great grandchildren. 

Visitation will be 4:00-7:00 PM, Friday, March 14, 2025 at Jennings and Ayers Funeral Home.

A chapel service will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, March 15, 2025 at Jennings and Ayers with David Bunting officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens with grandsons and members of the Northfield Church serving as pallbearers.