The Reverend Doctor Billy Gene Hahs, 89, of Saint Louis, Missouri passed away at 8:21 P.M.June 18, 2017 at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, Illinois. Visitation:  4:00 to 7:00 P.M. Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at First United Methodist Church in Mount Vernon, Illinois. Funeral Service: 11:00 A.M. Thursday, June 22, 2017 at First United Methodist Church in Mount Vernon, Illinois with the Reverend Doctor Jame Hahs and Reverend Victor Long officiating.  Entombment: Mount Vernon Memorial Gardens in Woodlawn, Illinois.  Call Hughey Funeral Home at 618-242-3348 or visit hugheyfh.com for further information.