Family of Richard P. Bilbrey, Siftings from Putnam County Tennessee, pg. 164.

John Morgan Bilbrey

b. 9 August 1885, Overton Co., TN
d. 4 September 1942, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN
Wife: Frances Lucinda Dunavin md 19 March 1927, Putnam Co., TN
Father: Richard Poteet "Dick" Bilbrey (1862-1950)
Mother: Mary Elizabeth Whitaker (1862-1944)
Buried: Salem Cemetery, Putnam Co., TN
See Sheriff's Department Service Honors Fallen Deputies

Sgt US Army
World War I & II

Deputy Bilbrey was struck and killed by a vehicle while working at the Putnam County Jail. A tractor trailer drove into the jail, crushing Deputy Bilbrey. Deputy Bilbrey had served with the agency for 10 years. He had previously served a police officer with the Cookeville Police and had also served in the US Army during both World Wars. He was survived by his wife and three children. He was interred at the Salem Methodist Church Cemetery in Cookeville.