Aunt Tennie, as she was always called, was sick only a few days but had always been in feeble health from early girlhood. She had lived to the ripe old age of seventy-two years and nineteen days. At the time of her death she was at the home of her sister, Mrs. A.A. Qualls, where she had been since December 24, 1915.
She professed faith in Christ in early life and joined the M.E. Church, South, and lived a devoted Christian life until God Saw fit in his wisdom to call her to the great beyond. She often talked of dying and prayed that the last would be quick and easy which it was. No one realized that the end was near.
Her remains were placed in the old Bilbrey graveyard beside her father and mother near the home of her brother, J.P. Bilbrey. Funeral services were conducted by Brother Troy Cantrell in the presence of a large crowd. She leaves five brothers and two sisters to mourn her loss. Written by a niece....a nephew K.L. Bilbrey from Cookeville attended the funeral.
Aunt Tennie, as she was always called, was sick only a few days but had always been in feeble health from early girlhood. She had lived to the ripe old age of seventy-two years and nineteen days. At the time of her death she was at the home of her sister, Mrs. A.A. Qualls, where she had been since December 24, 1915.
She professed faith in Christ in early life and joined the M.E. Church, South, and lived a devoted Christian life until God Saw fit in his wisdom to call her to the great beyond. She often talked of dying and prayed that the last would be quick and easy which it was. No one realized that the end was near.
Her remains were placed in the old Bilbrey graveyard beside her father and mother near the home of her brother, J.P. Bilbrey. Funeral services were conducted by Brother Troy Cantrell in the presence of a large crowd. She leaves five brothers and two sisters to mourn her loss. Written by a niece....a nephew K.L. Bilbrey from Cookeville attended the funeral.
Family Members
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Harriett Ellen Bilbrey Bilbrey
1845–1905
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John Porter Bilbrey
1847–1924
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Adelia L. Bilbrey Qualls
1849–1937
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Landon Lafayette "Lannie" Bilbrey
1852–1927
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Charity Jeanette Bilbrey Qualls
1854–1908
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Leitha P Bilbrey Copeland
1856–1951
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Orville A Bilbrey
1858–1952
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George Butler Bilbrey
1861–1937
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Sarah Bilbrey
1863–1893
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Landonie V. Bilbrey Neal
1866–1890
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Fletcher Felix Bilbrey
1869–1947
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