John Bilbo

Mr. John A. Bilbo, age 52, and a resident of Bay St. Louis, died Friday, January 6, 2006, in Bay St. Louis.
Mr. Bilbo was born in Bay St. Louis where he resided his whole life. He was a member of the Bayou Talla Fellowship Church in Kiln and loved the outdoors and fishing.
He was preceded in death by his father, Chester Morris Bilbo, Sr.; sister, Darlene Ann Ruspoli; and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Bilbo and Mr. and Mrs. Agnel Stiglet.
He is survived by his mother, Jessie Gardner of Kiln; children, Jessie Thomson, Jason R. Bilbo, and Terry C. Bilbo all of Bay St. Louis, and Elijah Bilbo of Gautier; siblings, Rose Mary Clark of Kiln, Chester M. Bilbo, Jr. of Bay St. Louis, Russell T. Ruspoli of Kiln, and Michael A. Ruspoli of Kiln; longtime companion, Debra Pique of Long Beach; stepfather, A.J. Ruspoli of Waveland; and three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, January, 10, 2006, at 1:00 p.m. at Bayou Talla Fellowship Church, where friends may visit from 11:30 a.m. until service time. Committal servics will follow at St. Joseph's Cemetery at Rotten Bayou in Hancock County.
Gulf Coast Funeral Homes, Inc. is in charge of arrangements, and a guestbook may be viewed and signed online at www.gulfcoastfh.com.