Visitation With Family and Friends
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Visit with family from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Dalton City United Methodist Church
200 East Freeland Street
Dalton City, Illinois 61925
Graveside Service and Burial
Point Pleasant Cemetery
Long Creek, Illinois
Robert LeRoy “Bob” Bilbrey, 89 of Decatur died at 1:01 am Saturday, March 7, 2020 in Eastview Terrace Nursing Home, Sullivan, IL.
A visitation will be held Wednesday, March 11, 2020 from 11:30 – 1:30 at Dalton City United Methodist Church (200 E. Freeland Street Dalton City, IL.). Graveside service will follow at Point Pleasant Cemetery in Long Creek at 2:00 pm. Military Rites will be provided by the Navy and Macon County Honor Guard. Tanzyus-Logan Funeral Service and Care is in charge of the arrangements.
Bob was born in May of 1930 in Boone, Iowa son of Leroy and Venita Bilbrey. He served in the U.S. Navy for ten years during the Korean Conflict. Bob worked for PPG, retiring in 1990 after thirty-one years of service. He married Nancy Lorene in November of 1953 in Dalton City, IL.
Surviving are his wife, Nancy Lorene Bilbrey, daughter, Nancy (Jim) Rickey, sons, Bob (Zita) Bilbrey, Joe Bilbrey, daughter, Tuesday Bilbrey, grandchildren, Mandy Bilbrey, Krystal (Neil) Seeley, Jackie Hayes, Julie (Ben) Bilbrey-Smeltzer, Melanie (Ethan) Snively, Sam Bilbrey great grandchildren, Braden Bilbrey, Zahki Hayes, Cole Seeley, Noah Hayes, Cade Seeley, Jackson Hayes, Zendaya Hayes, Tate Bilbrey, brothers Larry Bilbrey of Mt. Zion and Fred Bilbrey of Idaho.
He was preceded in death by his parents, four sisters and three brothers.
The family would like to thank the staff of Eastview Terrace and the Sarah Bush Lincoln Land Hospice.
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