Class of 1983
1983 Maroon Spotlight
Charles Bilyeu
Vo-Tech related honors: 1st in IM Competition Day, 1st in District, 3rd in State, Outstanding PM Student in electricity, 11.
1983 Graduation EditionPerry Daily Journal
The future plans of Charles William Bilyeu include obtaining employment. He was born Jan. 17, 1964, at Woodward. He attended Perry high school and has been a student of Indian Meridian Area Vocational Technical school at Stillwater two years. Bilyeu took first place in the district VICA skill contest and third in the state contest while in 11th grade and was named an outstanding student in Vo-tech, also while in 11th grade. History is his favorite subject and his hobbies include fishing and hunting. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Longan, 812 Maple street.
Charles William Bilyeu
January 17, 1964 — September 29, 2024
Charles “Chuck” William Bilyeu, 60, was born in Woodward, Oklahoma, on January 17, 1964, the son of Roy Bilyeu and Carolyn (Davis) Longan. He passed from this life on September 29, 2024, at Stillwater Creek Nursing Home in Stillwater.
Chuck moved to Perry with his family when he was in the third grade and is a 1983 graduate of Perry High School. He continued his education at Oklahoma State University Technical School in Okmulgee, graduating in 1984 as an electric journeyman. He was employed as an electrician by HEI, Parrish Electric and Main. When he was not working, he loved the outdoors, hunting, fishing, tracking, and was an avid gardener. He loved family and especially his grandchildren. He also liked cooking, butchering and making jerky. He was a generous man and loved to help people.
Survivors include his mother of Perry; his significant other, Jeannette Hyke; a daughter, Megan Gorman; two stepdaughters: Ashley Henning and Stacy Hyke; and grandchildren: Jenevieve Gorman, Salen Gorman, Cali Henning, Kyler Hyke, Khloe Tipton and Abbie Heathman; and two sisters: Rena Hilburn and Heather Dietz.
He was preceded in death by his father; and three sisters, Hazel Wade, Joyce Bilyeu, and Sarah Bilyeu; and a brother, Roy Lee Bilyeu.
Private services are being arranged.