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- [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 29 Aug 2004.
Fred K. Disney obituary
- [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 22 Sep 2001.
KIRBY , MR. BILLY (BILL) - age 73, of Kodak, passed away 1:15 a.m. Thursday, September 20, 2001, at Ft. Sander's Regional Medical Center. Member of Beech Springs Baptist Church, U. S. Army Veteran of the Korean War and held the rank of Sgt. Retired employee of New Jersey Zinc Mine, Jefferson City. Bill was one of the original Don Gibson band members with the WNOX Radio Shows. Preceded in death by parents, Josh and Lily Pearl Kirby ; sister, Mary Kirby ; brother, J. C. Kirby ; brother-in-law, George Waldrep, all of Gaffney, South Carolina; mother-in-law, Gertrude Bales Disney. Survivors: wife, Louise Bales Kirby of Kodak; daughter and son-in-law, Vicky and Jerry Harrell; son and daughter-in-law, Chris and Kimber Kirby ; three very dear grandchildren, Christy LeShea Oakley, Kallee Elizabeth Kirby , and Courtney Louise Kirby ; sister and brother-in-law, Edith and William T. Howell, Sr., of Sumter, S.C., Dorcas Waldrep of Spartanburg, S.C., and several nieces and nephews. The family would like to express their sincere appreciation to the doctors and staff of V. A. Vanderbilt, Nashville, and Ft. Sander's Regional Medical Center, Knoxville. Funeral services 3 p.m. Saturday, Beech Springs Baptist Church, Kodak, with Rev. Wayne Stinnett, Rev. Rick Loveday, and Rev. Ron Richmond officiating. Interment will follow at Beech Springs Cemetery. Pallbearers: Jerry Stiles, Bill Emmert, Harold Stallings, Gabriel Long, Todd Webb, and Chris Kirby . Those wishing, in lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Beech Springs Youth Director, Norman Long. The family will receive friends 1-3 p.m. Saturday at the church. Cooke Mortuary, Maynardville, in charge.
- [S87] Death Certificate.
Name Date of Death / Age County of Death County / State of Residence Marital Status Gender Race File #
KIRBY BILLY 09-20-2001 / 73 KNOX SEVIER / TN MARRIED M WHITE 42005
- [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 105617355).
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