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Funeral services for Delores “Yvonne” Bilbrey, 74, of Whitesboro held Wednesday, December 9, 2015, at Meador Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Joe Patterson officiating. Interment followed at Oakwood Cemetery in Whitesboro. She died Sunday, December 6, 2015, at Carrus Speciality Hospital in Sherman with her family by her side.
She was born to Leo Vaden and Sylvia (Bates) Green on July 19, 1941, in Sherman, Texas. She married Ray Bilbrey on January 15, 1958, in Sherman, Texas.
With the help of her mother, Sylvia, together they started the first kindergarten day school called, the “Gingerbread House” and Yvonne taught kindergarten for 10 years. After teaching for ten years, she started a cake decorating business for many years and then attended beauty school becoming a hairdresser for 28 years.
She was a member of Central Baptist Church. She taught and played the piano being very talented in many ways. She loved southern gospel music and loved her Lord. She also loved flowers, painting and drawing, decorating and making jewelry, “GiGi’s Jewelry.” Her grandchildren knew her as “GiGi.
The family would like to thank some very special people — Delisa and Donald Tuckness of Whitesboro and Royce and Linda Melton of Whitesboro and the Central Baptist Church family and staff of Carrus Specialty Hospital in Sherman for all their love and support during this difficult time.
She is survived by her husband, Ray Bilbrey of Whitesboro; son Terry Bilbrey and wife, Bonita of Denison; daughter, Sharon Bryan and husband, Cary of Whitesboro; 7 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren; 2 brothers, Jackie Green and wife, Bennie of Arlington and Jimmy Green of Arlington and 1 sister, Dwana Goodman and husband, Jerry of Whitesboro; numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Leo and Sylvia Green.

Funeral services for Ray Bilbrey, 79, of Whitesboro will be held Saturday, May 7, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Central Baptist Church of Whitesboro with Rev. Joe Patterson officiating. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Whitesboro. Ray was called to his Heavenly home on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, with his family by his side at WNJ Hospital, Sherman.
He was born to Marvin and Alta (Porter) Bilbrey on October 2, 1936 in Duke, Oklahoma. Ray was a native of Oklahoma and was raised at Seiling, Oklahoma by his Godparents, Harold F. Jackson and Flora (Blackie) Jackson. Following high school, he served in the United States Air Force for four years, stationed at Perrin Air Base, Denison, and after his honorable discharge, he married Delores "Yvonne" Green on January 15, 1958 in Sherman, Texas. He and Yvonne settled in Whitesboro in 1962 when an oil boom brought him to an oilfield related business until his retirement in 2000. He was a member and served as a deacon of Central Baptist Church of Whitesboro. Ray enjoyed sports, gardening and working in his yard, old music and watching the Hallmark channel and the Western channel and could quote every word of every John Wayne movie by heart. He loved his family and his friends greatly.
Pallbearers will be: Terry O'Toole, Norman Boren, Colby Kennedy, Brandon Parker, Daniel Meeks and Elmer Aldridge. Honorary pallbearers are Lewis Cavin, Royce Melton, and Gaylon Parker.
He is survived by his son, Terry Bilbrey and wife, Bonita of Denison; daughter, Sharon Bryan and husband, Cary of Whitesboro; 7 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren; brother, Gerald Bilbrey and wife Ginger of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Marvin Bilbrey and Atla Smith and Harold and Blackie Jackson; wife, Yvonne Bilbrey; sister, Retha Aldridge; and brother, Marless BIlbrey.