Billy Holbert, founder of The Accounting Group in Virginia Beach, dies at 91: ‘He always had a smile on his face’

Billy Holbert, founder of The Accounting Group in Virginia Beach, dies at 91: ‘He always had a smile on his face’

Some of Billy Ray Holbert’s clients knew him simply as their tax man but the majority also considered him a trustworthy confidant. The owner of The Accounting Group in Virginia Beach for 46 years died on Nov. 28 at age 91. His son, Larry Holbert, fondly recalled his father as a hardworking man. “My dad would sleep on the sofa if he had to,” Larry Holbert said. “He was going to get the taxes done for all his clients.” Born in North Carolina, Bill…