Willie Lee Rattler was born December 6, 1954, to Betty Jean Smith in Shreveport Louisiana.

Willie accepted Christ at an early age, he attended Shreveport ISD until moving to Dallas, TX at the age of 13 yrs. old. He enlisted in the US. Army in 1972 at the age of 18, after an honorable discharge from the US Army. He began working in the contracting and construction industries, where he obtained his Journeyman and Plumbers licenses. In 1979 he also received his welding certification where he remained in these fields for several years.

In 1981 he married Kathy Bradley; 2 children were raised within this union. In 1985 he took a position as a Custodian for the United States
Postal Service where he held this position for a few years. Within these years he was promoted to a Postal Carrier where he remained
employed until he retired from USPS in 2014.

During the early 2000's his health began to decline, he was diagnosed with Hepatitis C. He underwent countless treatments for this disease for several years, which eventually progressed to liver cancer. Willie was diagnosed with renal failure in 2022 resulting in kidney dialysis treatments.
In February 2024 his health changed drastically, leaving him a patient of hospice care until his recent demise.

Proceeding in death: Betty Jean Smith, Mack C. Smith, Deja Whitehead. Willie leaves to mourn: (Special Friend) Jeanetta Banowetz of Dallas
TX, 2- daughters Sharee Lee (Red Oak, Tx) Nikki Atkins (Forney, Tx) 2- granddaughters, Danielle & Aryiana, 1 great granddaughter
(Laila), 1 Aunt of Dallas, Tx and a host of cousins, relatives, and friends.