Joseph L. Billiot, 75, of McLeansboro, passed away at 12:20 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009, at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro.Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Smart Funeral Home in Houma, La., with visitation after 5 p.m. on Thursday. The Revs. Kirby Veretta and John Parafait will officiate.Interment will follow at Holy Family Cemetery in Dulac, La.Local arrangements have been entrusted to Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro. Published in the Mt. Vernon Register News on 10/6/2009