He married May 16, 1934, Carrizozo, NM to Willie Henrietta Kelt. She is buried in Prairie Haven Memorial Park Cemetery.
He served in the U.S. Navy in World War II aboard the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga. After the war, he owned the Hobbs service station for more than 30 years. He was a volunteer fireman who was active in youth sports and the Lea County Sheriff Posse. A memeber of the First United Methodist Church, Odd Fellows, VFW, American Legion Lions Club and Masonic Lodge #63, where he was a 32nd. degree Mason.
They have a son Paul Hobbs, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Sister, Katherine Bilbo McGuire.
Would like to thank Jim Morell for sponsoring Otha Jones Bilbo's memorial. His thoughtfulness is greatly appreciated.
Information to add to the biography for Otha is always appreciated. We only publish grave, burial, obituary and death information here, along with a photos of the grave and the individual. If you want to know more about the life of Otha and his family, including birth and census details, come see the record at Bilbo One-name Study. https://bilbow.one-name.net/getperson.php?personID=I7490&tree=Bilbow
He married May 16, 1934, Carrizozo, NM to Willie Henrietta Kelt. She is buried in Prairie Haven Memorial Park Cemetery.
He served in the U.S. Navy in World War II aboard the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga. After the war, he owned the Hobbs service station for more than 30 years. He was a volunteer fireman who was active in youth sports and the Lea County Sheriff Posse. A memeber of the First United Methodist Church, Odd Fellows, VFW, American Legion Lions Club and Masonic Lodge #63, where he was a 32nd. degree Mason.
They have a son Paul Hobbs, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Sister, Katherine Bilbo McGuire.
Would like to thank Jim Morell for sponsoring Otha Jones Bilbo's memorial. His thoughtfulness is greatly appreciated.
Information to add to the biography for Otha is always appreciated. We only publish grave, burial, obituary and death information here, along with a photos of the grave and the individual. If you want to know more about the life of Otha and his family, including birth and census details, come see the record at Bilbo One-name Study. https://bilbow.one-name.net/getperson.php?personID=I7490&tree=Bilbow
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Family Members
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Lillian Amelia Bilbo Turney Mellard
1889–1959
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Aletha Mary Bilbo Creighton
1891–1978
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Minnie Belle Bilbo Randle
1893–1988
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Vernon Walk Bilbo
1895–1973
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George Winston Bilbo
1896–1897
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Ruth E Bilbo
1897–1898
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Raymond Winston Bilbo
1897–1975
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Alley James Bilbo
1899–1992
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Alvin Benjamin Bilbo
1899–1967
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Bessie May Bilbo Tallant
1902–1991
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Lou Ella Bilbo Bessent
1904–1987
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John Wafford Bilbo
1906–1943
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Otis Lee Bilbo
1908–1929
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Anna Katherine Bilbo McGuire
1911–1999
