Robert Lee "Bob" Kirby^{[1, 2]}

1926 - 2006  (79 years)

• Name	Robert Lee "Bob" Kirby
  Born	15 Sep 1926	Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	District 4, Knox County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	18 Jan 2006	Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Buried	22 Jan 2006	Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I131118	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	20 May 2015

  
  

  Father	Rev. George Wesley Kirby, Jr.,   b. 25 Feb 1908, Tennessee ,   d. 15 Oct 1957, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Ollie B. Armstrong,   b. 25 Mar 1904, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Aug 2001  (Age 97 years)
  Family ID	F71623	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Iva Fox,   b. 16 Aug 1931  (Age 93 years)
  Married	31 Oct 1947
  Children	+ 1. Gary D. Kirby,   b. 4 Sep 1948  (Age 76 years) + 2. Judy Darlene Kirby,   b. 17 Apr 1952  (Age 72 years)   3. Tonia Lynn Kirby,   b. 30 Aug 1959  (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F48425	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 15 Sep 1926 - Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Died - 18 Jan 2006 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 22 Jan 2006 - Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 4 Sep 1966. John W. Fox obituary [S84] E-Mail, Manda Fox [mgfoxx@iol24.com], 2 Aug 2004. [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Robert Kirby Event: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 04, Knox, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 3 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1927 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Son Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 0072 Family Number: 180 Sheet Number and Letter: 9B Line Number: 83 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2259 Film Number: 2341993 Digital Folder Number: 4548173 Image Number: 00872 Household Gender Age Parent West Kirby M 24 Parent Ollie Kirby F 24 Robert Kirby M 3 Jewell Kirby F 1 [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 18 Jan 2006. Robert Lee (Bob) Kirby September 15, 1926 - January 18, 2006 Birthplace: Knoxville, Tennessee Resided In: Sevierville, Tennessee Visitation: January 21, 2006 Service: January 21, 2006 Cemetery: Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Robert Lee (Bob) Kirby, age 79 of Sevierville, went to be with his Lord Wednesday, January 18, 2006. Surrounded by his family, he passed peacefully at home after a courageous battle with cancer. He was an Army veteran of World War II, retired from General Dynamics in California, and was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. He was a member of Waldens Creek United Methodist Church and served on the board for the Waldens Creek Volunteer Fire Dept. He was preceded in death by his parents, G. W. Kirby, Jr. and Ollie Armstrong Kirby; sisters, Jewel Kirby and Claudette Terry. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Ina Fox Kirby; son and daughter-in-law, Gary D. and Peggie Kirby of Morristown TN; daughters and sons-in-law, Darlene and Roger Hensley of Hohenwald, TN, Tonia Kirby and Duncan Pulliam, Jr. of Sevierville, TN; grandchildren, Cyndi Belcher of Clinton, TN, Jason Kirby and wife Becky of Vancouver, WA, Aaron Kirby and wife Felicia of Elizabethton, TN, Adam Kirby of Morristown, TN; five great grandchildren; brother, Jack Kirby of Buellton, CA; and sister, Virginia Williams of Santa Maria, CA. Funeral service 7 PM Saturday, January 21, 2006 in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. David Smith and Rev. Barbara Lay officiating. Interment 2 PM Sunday in Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends 5-7 PM Saturday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com) [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 100180145).