Born Nov. 19, 1928, in Stillwater, Okla., he was the son of Vern Douglas and Eunice Jeanette (Haskett) Bilyeu. He drove a freight transport truck for Santa Fe Trailways and retired from the trucking industry in 1985.
Survivors include his wife, Melba Marie (Work) Bilyeu of the home; two sons, Richard of Arkansas City, and Jack of Joplin, Mo.; one daughter, Glenda Thurber of Arkansas City; one brother, Jesse of Arkansas City; three sisters, Laverna, and Letha, both of Farmington, N.M., and Lois of Austin, Texas; 10 grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and one stepgreat-grandchild. He was preceded in death by two sons, Billy and Roger; his parents, and one brother, Ernest.
Born Nov. 19, 1928, in Stillwater, Okla., he was the son of Vern Douglas and Eunice Jeanette (Haskett) Bilyeu. He drove a freight transport truck for Santa Fe Trailways and retired from the trucking industry in 1985.
Survivors include his wife, Melba Marie (Work) Bilyeu of the home; two sons, Richard of Arkansas City, and Jack of Joplin, Mo.; one daughter, Glenda Thurber of Arkansas City; one brother, Jesse of Arkansas City; three sisters, Laverna, and Letha, both of Farmington, N.M., and Lois of Austin, Texas; 10 grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and one stepgreat-grandchild. He was preceded in death by two sons, Billy and Roger; his parents, and one brother, Ernest.
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