William “Billy” Lee Brewer

William “Billy” Lee Brewer passed away on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026 at his home in Monett.
He was born on May 21, 1958, in Kansas City, to Lonnie and JoAnn (Anderson) Brewer. As a young boy he was a pitcher in Little League and he and his brother Paul shared a newspaper route. He graduated from Winnetonka High School in 1977, where he enjoyed being a member of the Golden Variety Marching Band and the Jazz Band where he played Alto Saxophone-First Chair.
He entered the workforce at Boyles Corned Beef in Kansas City. He made great lasting friendships there until 2006. While working at Boyles, he met his wife Suzanne in 2000, and they married at the Chapel of the Doves in Hollister on Sept. 1, 2001. He then went on to work as a USDA Meat Inspector at Triumph Foods, a pig processing plant in St. Joseph, and then relocated to Monett, where he worked as a USDA Meat Inspector for Tyson Foods, where he took an early retirement in 2018 due to having throat cancer that he eventually beat. He attended New Site Baptist Church with Suzanne.
He is survived by his loving wife Suzanne; step-daughter Johanna Kozlowski; step-son Timothy (Hannah) Kozlowski; along with several grandchildren; his sister Annette (Sean) Dubey, of Dauphin Island, Ala.; plus many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. He was briefly married to the late Vickie Blanton from 1991 to 1998 and was a loving stepdad to her three children, Tricia, Carrie and Nina.
He was preceded in death by his mother JoAnn; his father Lonnie; his brother Lawrence; his nephew Scott Brewer.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 21, at New Site Baptist Church with Reverend Garrett Maxey officiating. Interment will follow at Spring River Cemetery in Verona. The family invites friends for a time of visitation from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. at the church. Memorial contributions have been suggested to Haven of the Ozarks or Main Street (Memo-Dog Park). Arrangements are under the personal care of Buchanan Funeral Home, Monett.