Individual Details

William Artie Bilbrey

(18 Nov 1901 - 13 Oct 1987)

Daily American Republic, Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Wednesday, October 14, 1987, Page 10, Col. 2: William Artie Bilbrey, 85, of 1607 Seifert Drive died at 9 p.m. Tuesday at Lucy Lee Hospital after being hospitalized for two weeks. He was a retired carpenter. He was born Nov. 18, 1901, in Wayne County and had been a resident of Butler County since 1948. He was of the Methodist faith. On Jan. 21, 1943, he was married to Ruth Irene Todd. Survivors include his wife; two children, Joann Morgan and Carol Luedemann, both of Poplar Bluff; three brothers, Claude Bilbrey of Granite City, Ill., and Henry Bilbrey and Fred Bilbrey, both of Jerseyville, Ill.; one sister, Aileen Eads of Williamsville; and three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services are set for 2 p.m. Friday at Cotrell Funeral Chapel. The Revs. Shelvie Stephens and Cecil Alcorn will officiate. Burial will be in Poplar Bluff City Cemetery. visitation will be after 5 p.m. Thursday at the funeral chapel.

Added his parents at findagrave.com as requested by another contributor, November 19, 2017.

Events

Birth18 Nov 1901Wayne Co., Missouri
Residence1910Williams, Wayne Co., Missouri
Residence1920Williams, Wayne Co., Missouri
Residence1930Venice, Madison Co., Illinois
ResidenceBet 1935 and 1993Poplar Bluff, Butler Co., Missouri
Marriage21 Jan 1943Greenville, Wayne Co., Missouri - Ruth Irene Todd
Death13 Oct 1987Poplar Bluff, Butler Co., Missouri
BurialPoplar Bluff City Cemetery, Poplar Bluff, Butler Co., Missouri

Families

SpouseRuth Irene Todd (1912 - 1997)
ChildJoann Bilbrey ( - )
ChildCarol Bilbrey ( - )

Endnotes

1. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

2. Obituary of William Artie Bilbrey, Daily American Republic, Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Wednesday, October 14, 1987, Page 10, Col. 2.

3. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

4. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

5. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

6. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

7. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

8. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

9. Obituary of William Artie Bilbrey, Daily American Republic, Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Wednesday, October 14, 1987, Page 10, Col. 2.

10. Obituary of William Artie Bilbrey, Daily American Republic, Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Wednesday, October 14, 1987, Page 10, Col. 2.