Billie "Cleo" Amarine of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away Friday, October 31, 2014 in St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 79 years. He was born October 26, 1935 in Chandler, OK to Bud Amarine and Effie Mahaley Pyatt Amarine. He was united in marriage in 1957 to Sondra Pugsley and to this union two children were born. He later married Melba Miller in 2005.

Cleo was a truck driver for twenty years and retired in 1989. For several years he attended Center Ridge Pentecostal Church at Cherryville, MO. Cleo loved to buy cars and then trade them and also loved to collect miniature cars. He enjoyed the outdoors and riding his four-wheeler and hunting. Most of all he enjoyed and loved his children and grandchildren.

He is survived by his wife, Melba Amarine of Poplar Bluff, MO; one son, Billie "Michael" Amarine and wife Divine of Farmington, MO; one daughter, Sherri Hensley and husband Ted of Hillsboro, MO; five grandchildren, Josh, Brandi, Jordan, Bailey and Dakota; three brothers, Fred Tidwell of O'Fallon, MO, Elmer Tidwell of CA and Terry Tidwell of the Phillipines; two sisters, Wanda Trent of O'Fallon, MO and Joan Bosma of Boonville, MO; sisters in-law, Barb Tidwell of Cherryville, MO, Betty Tidwell of Arnold, MO and Ellie Tidwell of IL; other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Paul Tidwell, Leroy Tidwell and Joey Tidwell; and one sister, Juaneze Ufkin.

The Family received friends from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville, MO.

Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 6, 2014 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville, MO with Pastor Harrison Brown and Pastor Kevin Kappler officiating. Special music of "Since He Gave My life a New Start" was sung and played by Bob and Carol Coleman and "Let Me Feel your Spirit Once Again" was sung and played by Eldon and Claudette Barton. Other music of "What a Day That Will Be" and "In my Life"/Never Meet Again" was also played. The obituary and memories were shared by Jay Kuntz. Other memories were shared by Josh Harris and Mike Amarine with a poem shared by Divine Amarine.

Committal prayer and interment were in the Martin-Trask Cemetery at Cherryville, MO.

Honored to be casket bearers were Mike Amarine, Ted Hensley, Jordan Hensley, Josh Harris, Steve Kuntz and Jay Kuntz.

The Family was served by the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home of Steelville, MO.