Restaurant legend Billie Dean Smith passes away at 93

  • Views of Billie Dean’s Restaurant, located on US Hwy. 70 in Matador, are shared on the establishment’s Facebook page. | COURTESY PHOTOS
    Views of Billie Dean’s Restaurant, located on US Hwy. 70 in Matador, are shared on the establishment’s Facebook page. | COURTESY PHOTOS
  • Restaurant legend Billie Dean Smith passes away at 93
    Restaurant legend Billie Dean Smith passes away at 93
  • Scenes from Billie Dean's Restaurant's Facebook page.
    Scenes from Billie Dean's Restaurant's Facebook page.
    According to an obituary posted on the website of Moore-Rose Funeral Home, the namesake of longtime Matador eatery Billie Dean’s Restaurant Billie Dean Smith passed away in Lubbock March 10, 2022 at age 93. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 12, 2022 at East Mound Cemetery in Matador. Condolences go to her son, Mayor Pat Smith of Matador, and other family and frien...

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