Billy attended school in Grass Valley, California. He entered in the US Army's 82nd Airborne after high school. On January 24, 1959, in Minden, Nevada he married Judy Pendergraft.
After his military service he attending Sierra Junior College, and worked various jobs in California, and in 1992 he retired and Billy and Judy moved to Idaho. Billy assisted with the Carmela Vineyards Golf Course, and he taught golf at the Glenns Ferry High School for three years.
Billy enjoyed golf, fishing, hunting big game and birds, being in the outdoors and traveling.
Billy is survived by: his wife Judy of Glenns Ferry; his sons, Jefferey and his wife Polli Andrews of Glenns Ferry, and Derrick and his wife Diane Andrews of California; his daughter Marta Powaser of California; his brother Milton Smith Andrews of Nevada; his sister Jhonnie Horne of California; eleven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents.