JENNIE BILBO, Obituary, 1965 - Coke County, TX

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The Robert Lee Observer - October 28, 1965

Last Rites Held for Mrs. Bilbo, County Pioneer

Funeral services for Mrs. Jennie Bilbo, 87, were conducted at the 
Robert Lee Methodist Church Monday at 3 p.m.  Officiating were Douglas 
Rhore, minister of the Silver Church of Christ, and the Rev. Bill 
McKinley.  Burial was in the Robert Lee cemetery with Williams Funeral 
Home in charge. 

Mrs. Bilbo died about 10 p.m. Saturday in Colonial Nursing Home of 
San Angelo where she had been a patient for 20 months.

She was born December 30, 1877 in Mississippi, and moved to Coke
County in 1903.  She was married to Wade T. Anderson, who died in 
1902, and later to B. W. Bilbo who died in 1943.  She was a member of 
the Church of Christ.

Survivors are three sons, Hal Anderson and Sherman Anderson, both of
Silver, and Shelton Anderson of McCamey; five stepsons, Otho Bilbo of 
Hobbs, N. M., R. W. Bilbo of Encinal, A. B. Bilbo of Long Beach, Calif., 
A. J. Bilbo of Robert Lee and Vernon Bilbo of Las Cruces, N. M.; five 
stepdaughters, Mrs. A. M. Talent and Mrs. Minnie Randle, both of San 
Saba, Mrs. J. O. Creighton of Elida, N. M., Mrs. Lou Ella Bessent of 
Robert Lee and Mrs. R. L. McGuire of Big Lake; 24 grandchildren and 
numerous great and great-great grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Chism Brown, John Brown, Fern Havins, J. W. Service,
J. C. Snead and E. C. Davis

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