Volume 47, Number 35

Twelve Pages

Byrdstown, Tennessee 38549 -- Thursday, September 2, 2010

Obituaries

Alexia Ann Thrasher Bilbrey Smith

January 29, 1948 - August 24, 2010
BYRDSTOWN--Alexia Ann (Thrasher) Bilbrey Smith, 62, 313 Hillcrest Dr., Byrdstown passed away Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at Byrdstown Medical Center.
She was born Jan. 29, 1948 in Danville to James "Stu" Thrasher and Bessie (Griffin) Thrasher and lived most of her life in Pickett Co. Mrs. Smith was a member of the Etter Baptist Church and was a home health care aide and homemaker.
She is survived by her husband, Paul Lynn Smith; one daughter, Kerri Stockton & husband, Bobby, Byrdstown; one son, Ryan Bilbrey & wife, Allison, Albany, KY; mother, Bessie Thrasher, Byrdstown; three sisters, Sharon Blackwell, Hoopeston, Ill; Julie Ford, Monroe; Lesli Winningham, Byrdstown; two brothers, Jack Thrasher, Pioneer, TN; and John Thrasher, Pall Mall; four grandchildren, Darrin Chilton, Gage Gavin and Gunner Bilbrey; two step grandchildren, Kayla Ervin & husband Jason, Derek Perry & wife, Lisa; two step great grandchildren, Shayla and Khloe Ervin. She is also survived by nieces, nephews, other family members and friends.
Funeral services were held Friday, August 27, 2010 at Brown Funeral Chapel with burial at Allardt Cemetery in Allardt, TN with Bro. Royce Huddleston, Bro. Ricky Cross and Bro. Jeff Flowers officiating. Pallbearers were Darrin Chilton, Norman Smith, Charles Smith, Morgan Smith, Gary Upchurch, Mitchell Cross and Jeff Flowers. She is preceded in death by her father, Stu Thrasher; her first husband, Cletis Bilbrey and one brother, Jim Thrasher.

Alexia Ann Thrasher Bilbrey Smith

January 29, 1948 - August 24, 2010
BYRDSTOWN--Alexia Ann (Thrasher) Bilbrey Smith, 62, 313 Hillcrest Dr., Byrdstown passed away Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at Byrdstown Medical Center.
She was born Jan. 29, 1948 in Danville to James "Stu" Thrasher and Bessie (Griffin) Thrasher and lived most of her life in Pickett Co. Mrs. Smith was a member of the Etter Baptist Church and was a home health care aide and homemaker.
She is survived by her husband, Paul Lynn Smith; one daughter, Kerri Stockton & husband, Bobby, Byrdstown; one son, Ryan Bilbrey & wife, Allison, Albany, KY; mother, Bessie Thrasher, Byrdstown; three sisters, Sharon Blackwell, Hoopeston, Ill; Julie Ford, Monroe; Lesli Winningham, Byrdstown; two brothers, Jack Thrasher, Pioneer, TN; and John Thrasher, Pall Mall; four grandchildren, Darrin Chilton, Gage Gavin and Gunner Bilbrey; two step grandchildren, Kayla Ervin & husband Jason, Derek Perry & wife, Lisa; two step great grandchildren, Shayla and Khloe Ervin. She is also survived by nieces, nephews, other family members and friends.
Funeral services were held Friday, August 27, 2010 at Brown Funeral Chapel with burial at Allardt Cemetery in Allardt, TN with Bro. Royce Huddleston, Bro. Ricky Cross and Bro. Jeff Flowers officiating. Pallbearers were Darrin Chilton, Norman Smith, Charles Smith, Morgan Smith, Gary Upchurch, Mitchell Cross and Jeff Flowers. She is preceded in death by her father, Stu Thrasher; her first husband, Cletis Bilbrey and one brother, Jim Thrasher.

Alexia Ann Thrasher Bilbrey Smith

January 29, 1948 - August 24, 2010
BYRDSTOWN--Alexia Ann (Thrasher) Bilbrey Smith, 62, 313 Hillcrest Dr., Byrdstown passed away Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at Byrdstown Medical Center.
She was born Jan. 29, 1948 in Danville to James "Stu" Thrasher and Bessie (Griffin) Thrasher and lived most of her life in Pickett Co. Mrs. Smith was a member of the Etter Baptist Church and was a home health care aide and homemaker.
She is survived by her husband, Paul Lynn Smith; one daughter, Kerri Stockton & husband, Bobby, Byrdstown; one son, Ryan Bilbrey & wife, Allison, Albany, KY; mother, Bessie Thrasher, Byrdstown; three sisters, Sharon Blackwell, Hoopeston, Ill; Julie Ford, Monroe; Lesli Winningham, Byrdstown; two brothers, Jack Thrasher, Pioneer, TN; and John Thrasher, Pall Mall; four grandchildren, Darrin Chilton, Gage Gavin and Gunner Bilbrey; two step grandchildren, Kayla Ervin & husband Jason, Derek Perry & wife, Lisa; two step great grandchildren, Shayla and Khloe Ervin. She is also survived by nieces, nephews, other family members and friends.
Funeral services were held Friday, August 27, 2010 at Brown Funeral Chapel with burial at Allardt Cemetery in Allardt, TN with Bro. Royce Huddleston, Bro. Ricky Cross and Bro. Jeff Flowers officiating. Pallbearers were Darrin Chilton, Norman Smith, Charles Smith, Morgan Smith, Gary Upchurch, Mitchell Cross and Jeff Flowers. She is preceded in death by her father, Stu Thrasher; her first husband, Cletis Bilbrey and one brother, Jim Thrasher.

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