William Dale Gore (Billy), age 73, of Stonewall, Louisiana, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2026, at 6:53 PM, after a long battle with heart disease.

Billy was born on Saturday, November 21, 1953, in Shreveport, Louisiana, to William H. and Dorothy (Dunn) Gore. He graduated from Fair Park High School in 1972. After high school, Billy became a talented carpenter, mainly building homes throughout the area.

He was known for his sense of humor, his deep love of family, and his unwavering loyalty to his friends. To everyone in the neighborhood, Billy was affectionately known as the community watch. He patrolled the street daily, kept up with everyone around him, and somehow always knew what was going on with his people. Each morning, neighbors could find him in his motorized wheelchair, coffee in hand, surveying his domain.

Throughout Billy’s life, he had a love of sports, especially LSU and Saints football, making Lesa a “football widow”. As a child, he was the athletic one in the family. He was constantly running, turning flips, and doing cartwheels. As a result, there is not a part of his body that was not sewn up in the emergency room. He played football in junior and senior high school and baseball each spring. He took boxing lessons at the boys’ club when he was about 10 years old.

Billy especially loved being on the lake with family, fishing, swimming, and cooking over an open fire. That was his happy place.

Billy is survived by his mother, Dorothy Jean Gore; Lesa Trichel Gore, who for 38 years, shared a bond marked by love, laughter, and unwavering devotion with Billy; his son, William Henry Gore; his daughter, Kasey Gore; his daughter, Krystal Gore; his son, William Dale Gore (Jerica); sisters, Dr. Helen M. Gore-Laird (Glenn), Doris Gore Johnson (Gary), Susan Rebecca Johnson (Kenneth), brother, Robert Evans Gore, 9 grandchildren, and 4 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his father, William Henry Gore; paternal grandparents, Edgar Emmett and Maybelle Gore; maternal grandparents, Allen and Anna Dunn.

Billy never met a stranger and leaves behind countless memories of laughter, love, and shenanigans. He will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.

A memorial service will be held on Sunday, May 31, 2026, at 2:00 PM at Full Gospel Temple at 5606 Bumcombe Rd. Shreveport, LA, Gerry Woolman, officiating

The family would like to express their sincere gratitude to the doctors and staff at Willis-Knighton Hospital in Shreveport, Louisiana, and Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, for their expertise and compassionate care during Billy’s numerous stays and procedures. Special thanks are also extended to the nurses, therapists, and staff at Shreveport Rehabilitation for their dedicated service and care of Billy during his stays there.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The American Heart Association (https://www.heart.org) or a charity of your choice.