Billy Selwin Lindsey Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Memorial Graveside Service for Mr. Billy Selwin Lindsey, 91, of Piedmont will be Monday, July 11, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at Highland Cemetery with Mr. Kenneth Lindsey officiating and Mr. John Strickland performing the eulogy. The family will receive friends at the cemetery 30 minutes prior to the service. Mr. Lindsey passed away Thursday, July 07, 2022 at Piedmont Health Care Center. Survivors include his wife of 69 years, Jane Lindsey of Piedmont; one daughter, Jan Lockett of Santa Rosa Beach, FL; one son, Kennon Lindsey (Paris) of White Plains; six grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; one sister, Dianne Stickland (John) of Piedmont; one brother, Kenneth Lindsey (Mollene) of Fayetteville, GA; and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Lindsey was preceded in death by two sisters, Eloise Reed and Dotha Dempsey. In January 2014, Billy read that Mr. Rudy Abbott would not seek re-election to District 5 of the Calhoun County Commission. He then proceeded to start the qualification process to run as a Republican for the District 5 Commissioners’ job. Please read the following to learn about Billy’s, Formal Education, Alabama Power Company Career and High-lights. Billy prepared and worked 29 years to get ready to work for Alabama Power Company. He then worked 29 years for Alabama Power Company, then retired. He has been retired for 26 years and is now ready to use his knowledge, experience, abilities, time, and energy to work for the citizens in Calhoun County for 4 years to help improve our infrastructure and facilities for our citizens. He will also work to secure new commerce and industrial applications to give much needed jobs which will improve the over-all economy, tax base, housing, and quality of life for families. He will also work to improve our roads, bridges, etc. in our county as our budget provides. Billy is a conservative and a team player. He will evaluate the needs of our county and the cost to meet each need versus the expected return on each investment for the good of our citizens. If this is the type person you want to serve as your county Commissioner in District 5, please prepare yourself and encourage your family/friends to vote on June 3, 2014 for Billy S. Lindsey. Billy will work diligently to make you proud of your county and community. VOTE June 3, 2014!!! September, 1937 – May, 1942, Attended Grades 1 – 5 @ Coosa School, Piedmont, Alabama; September, 1942 – May 1943, Grade 6, Francis E. Willard, Piedmont, Alabama;September 1943 – May 1949, Grades 7 – 12, Piedmont High School, Piedmont, Alabama; During 11th and 12th grades, Billy was active in the Diversified Occupational Class with work assignments at a Standard Oil Service Station/Gunter’s Grocery Store Combination, and, Lee-Moss Furniture Store in Piedmont, Alabama; Played Quarter Back for the Piedmont Bulldogs, Fall, 1947-1948, Piedmont, AL; A cast member for the Junior Class Play, April 1948; also for the Senior Class Play in April, 1949. Participated in the Junior Class Trip to Washington, D.C., in May-June, 1948; also, Senior Class trip to Washington, D.C. and New York City in May-June, 1949. The travel experiences were educational and cultural. In September, 1949 – May, 1950, enrolled and attended Jacksonville State College. In August, 1950 – August, 1954, Military Work Break. In September, 1954, enrolled in Jacksonville State College to achieve a BS in Business-Accounting (on the G.I. Bill/opportunity). In September, 1956, Billy was a candidate for election as President of the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) and was elected to serve his senior year @ JSC. In this role, Billy and Garland Ward, a senior @ JSC, and State President of FBLA worked as a team to establish FBLA Chapters in some of the larger High Schools in Calhoun, Cherokee and Etowah Counties. Many of those chapters are still active in 2014. We also had the opportunity to establish the FBLA Chapter at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL in the fall of 1956. In May, 1957, Dr. Houston Cole, President of JSC, wrote a letter of commendation to Billy for his work and leadership as President in the JSC FBLA Chapter. In May, 1957, Billy received a Bachelor of Science Degree with a major in Business and a minor in Accounting and Economics. In 1975, Billy attended the Birmingham School of Law for one semester to study contract January 11, 1960, hired as a billing Office Trainee to study the process for Residential and Commercial Industrial customers. Formal study of IBM Billing and computer equipment assisted supervisors with billing one million plus customers each month. Received formal training on equipment for other vendors to prepare for APCO transition to more modern computers. June 1, 1963, Promoted to Sr. General Clerk in the Birmingham District to Assist Commercial Representatives who were the primary contacts for University of Alabama in Birmingham, AL as well as UAB Hospital and all other commercial customer applications in the Birmingham District. June, 1965, Promoted to Residential Representative in the Huffman District to process total electric applications. June, 1967, Promoted back to the Birmingham District as a Commercial Representative to work with U.A.B. Architects, Consulting Engineers and Contractors since U.A.B. was in a large expansion mode building New Hospital facilities – Parking Decks, etc. In 1968, Alabama Power Company reorganized its division Marketing Department to set up a marketing department in each District of Alabama Power Company. Each District was to have a supervisor or a manager, depending on the customer base. Each district would have commercial representatives, residential representatives, home service advisors, appliance sales representatives and a secretary. Billy was selected and promoted to be the first marketing supervisor in the Huffman District. Over the next 3 years the district won several contests for selling total electric applications. In 1971, Billy was promoted to Birmingham Division Industrial Power Representative. This position required a personal working relationship with top management, plant engineers, consulting engineers and contractors with each industrial customer when building new plants or expanding existing plants. Each plants’ electrical requirements must be determined and processed to distribution engineers to design and size a new electrical facility to be installed at the plants’ new service point by APCO crews to meet proposed service date. A service contract must then be prepared to cover new facilities with the proper capacity and billing rate applicable. Meter Readings for each Industrial Account must be reviewed monthly by the Industrial Representative to evaluate demands and usage to insure that contract, APCO rate, and facilities are adequate. In 1982, Billy was recognized as the first place marketing representative in the APCO system. In 1986, Billy received the new Service Industrial Marketing award from the Southeastern Electric Exchange in recognition of meritorious achievement in the wise efficient use of electricity on an electric furnace project with Barry Patterson and Foundry Company, Inc. in North Birmingham area over a two year period. We determined that the Foundry would require a complete new services point facility when the furnace was specified. APCO installed a new 2000 KVA, Three Phase, 277/480 volt Pad mounted transformer. The furnace was a very good addition to replace a coal fired inefficient melting process. Mr. Barry liked the efficient and economical electric furnace. A great 29 year career at Alabama Power Company was completed on March 1, 1988; Billy S. Lindsey retired from Alabama Power Company. Billy Lindsey attended many formal training classes and training courses at Alabama Power Company and at IBM Headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama over his 29 year career, for supervisors and managers and special personnel. In his position as Sr. Industrial Power Representative, Billy conducted training sessions for Industrial-Commercial Customer personnel such as plant engineers, consulting engineers, plant management/supervisors and professional maintenance people and gave Certificates of Completion at the Graduation dinner. Billy conducted training sessions and courses as the training coordinator for The Alabama Power Company, Birmingham Division Chapter affiliated with the National Management Association. Billy was elected to serve as President of The Birmingham Division Chapter of NMA by a membership ballot vote and also served as Chairman of The Board for one year. In recognition of outstanding service and dedication to the profession of Management, Billy received an Outstanding Service Award from The National Management Association President, Jean L. Hatfield, upon completion of his year as President of The Birmingham Division Chapter. A great 29-year career at Alabama Power Company was completed on March 1, 1988; Billy S. Lindsey retired.

Billy Selwin Lindsey

October 20, 1930 - July 7, 2022