COOKEVILLE – Funeral services for Bill Bilyeu, 87, of Cookeville will he held at 2 p.m. today in the chapel of Dyer Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Algood City Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 8 a.m. until the time of the services.
Mr. Bilyeu died on Friday, Nov. 9, 2001, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
He was born Oct. 15, 1914, in Putnam County to the late Perry and Rhoda Weeks Bilyeu. Mr. Bilyeu was a member of the West View Baptist Church. He was a former Chief of Police for Cookeville and Sheriff of Putnam County.
He was a life member of the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police; in addition, he belonged to the Fraternal Order of Police, the National Sheriffs' Association, the American Law Enforcement Officers' Association, the Middle Tennessee Peace Officers' Association, the American Federation of Police, the Michigan Sheriffs' Association, the Disabled American Veterans and the Democratic National Committee.
He was a ‘Kentucky Colonel; and belonged to numerous other organizations.
His family includes a son and daughterinlaw, Mickey and Pam Bilyeu of Cookeville; a sister, Polly Hatch of Jackson, TN; and a grandson, Michael Bilyeu.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Bilyeu was preceded in death by his wife, Christine Williford Bilyeu; and four sisters, Pauline Warren, Willie Rice, Lorelle Peppers and Dimple Carter.
Mr. Bilyeu died on Friday, Nov. 9, 2001, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
He was born Oct. 15, 1914, in Putnam County to the late Perry and Rhoda Weeks Bilyeu. Mr. Bilyeu was a member of the West View Baptist Church. He was a former Chief of Police for Cookeville and Sheriff of Putnam County.
He was a life member of the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police; in addition, he belonged to the Fraternal Order of Police, the National Sheriffs' Association, the American Law Enforcement Officers' Association, the Middle Tennessee Peace Officers' Association, the American Federation of Police, the Michigan Sheriffs' Association, the Disabled American Veterans and the Democratic National Committee.
He was a ‘Kentucky Colonel; and belonged to numerous other organizations.
His family includes a son and daughterinlaw, Mickey and Pam Bilyeu of Cookeville; a sister, Polly Hatch of Jackson, TN; and a grandson, Michael Bilyeu.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Bilyeu was preceded in death by his wife, Christine Williford Bilyeu; and four sisters, Pauline Warren, Willie Rice, Lorelle Peppers and Dimple Carter.
COOKEVILLE – Funeral services for Bill Bilyeu, 87, of Cookeville will he held at 2 p.m. today in the chapel of Dyer Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Algood City Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 8 a.m. until the time of the services.
Mr. Bilyeu died on Friday, Nov. 9, 2001, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
He was born Oct. 15, 1914, in Putnam County to the late Perry and Rhoda Weeks Bilyeu. Mr. Bilyeu was a member of the West View Baptist Church. He was a former Chief of Police for Cookeville and Sheriff of Putnam County.
He was a life member of the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police; in addition, he belonged to the Fraternal Order of Police, the National Sheriffs' Association, the American Law Enforcement Officers' Association, the Middle Tennessee Peace Officers' Association, the American Federation of Police, the Michigan Sheriffs' Association, the Disabled American Veterans and the Democratic National Committee.
He was a ‘Kentucky Colonel; and belonged to numerous other organizations.
His family includes a son and daughterinlaw, Mickey and Pam Bilyeu of Cookeville; a sister, Polly Hatch of Jackson, TN; and a grandson, Michael Bilyeu.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Bilyeu was preceded in death by his wife, Christine Williford Bilyeu; and four sisters, Pauline Warren, Willie Rice, Lorelle Peppers and Dimple Carter.
Mr. Bilyeu died on Friday, Nov. 9, 2001, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
He was born Oct. 15, 1914, in Putnam County to the late Perry and Rhoda Weeks Bilyeu. Mr. Bilyeu was a member of the West View Baptist Church. He was a former Chief of Police for Cookeville and Sheriff of Putnam County.
He was a life member of the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police; in addition, he belonged to the Fraternal Order of Police, the National Sheriffs' Association, the American Law Enforcement Officers' Association, the Middle Tennessee Peace Officers' Association, the American Federation of Police, the Michigan Sheriffs' Association, the Disabled American Veterans and the Democratic National Committee.
He was a ‘Kentucky Colonel; and belonged to numerous other organizations.
His family includes a son and daughterinlaw, Mickey and Pam Bilyeu of Cookeville; a sister, Polly Hatch of Jackson, TN; and a grandson, Michael Bilyeu.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Bilyeu was preceded in death by his wife, Christine Williford Bilyeu; and four sisters, Pauline Warren, Willie Rice, Lorelle Peppers and Dimple Carter.
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