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Robert Wilkins Kirby Sr.

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Birth	:	18 May 1922 Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
Death	:	18 Oct 2019 Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
Burial	:	Frederick Memorial Gardens, Gaffney, Cherokee County, USA
Coordinate	:	35.1060982, -81.6949997
Description	:	Blakely Funeral Home and Crematory obituary Robert Wilkins Kirby, Sr., 97, formerly of 125 Pleasant Meadows, Gaffney, S.C. went home to be with the Lord on Friday, October 18, 2019 at Magnolias of Gaffney. Born in Gaffney, he was the husband of the late Dorothy “Dot” Blanton Kirby and son of the late Alonzo W. Kirby and Edna Wilkins Kirby. He was a retired self-employed electrician and a United States Army World War II Veteran. He was a Mason and Shriner and member of Temple Baptist Church. Surviving are two sons, Dr. Robert W. Kirby,... Read More	Blakely Funeral Home and Crematory obituary Robert Wilkins Kirby, Sr., 97, formerly of 125 Pleasant Meadows, Gaffney, S.C. went home to be with the Lord on Friday, October 18, 2019 at Magnolias of Gaffney. Born in Gaffney, he was the husband of the late Dorothy “Dot” Blanton Kirby and son of the late Alonzo W. Kirby and Edna Wilkins Kirby. He was a retired self-employed electrician and a United States Army World War II Veteran. He was a Mason and Shriner and member of Temple Baptist Church. Surviving are two sons, Dr. Robert W. Kirby, Jr. and wife, Deedra of Cowpens, S.C. and Greg Kirby and wife, Shirley “Sam” of Gaffney; two daughters, Karen Blalock and husband, Robert Jr., of Gastonia, N.C. and Denise Humphries and husband, Nicky of Gaffney; 13 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and two sisters-in-law, Janet Kirby of Woodruff and Marie Kirby of Gaffney. In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Keith A. Kirby, two brothers, Jack Kirby and Fred Kirby; and two sisters, Lonnie B. Spencer and Annie Grace Keller. The family will receive friends from 12:00 p.m. until 1:00 p.m. on Monday, October 21, 2019 at Blakely Funeral Home. Funeral services will immediately follow at 1:00 p.m. in the Blakely Funeral Home Chapel with Mr. Ashby Blakely officiating. Interment will be in Frederick Memorial Gardens with military honors. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Magnolias of Gaffney, 101 Park Court, Gaffney, S.C. 29341 or Halcyon Hospice, 300 East Henry Street, Suite-A, Spartanburg, S.C., 29302. The family will be at home of Denise and Nicky Humphries, 763 Wilcox Avenue. An online guest register is available at www.blakelyfuneralhome.com Arrangements by Blakely Funeral Home & Crematory, Gaffney, S.C. Published in The Gaffney Ledger on Oct. 21, 2019.

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Robert Wilkins Kirby Sr.'s memorial is located at: Frederick Memorial Gardens, Gaffney, Cherokee County, USA.
When did Robert Wilkins Kirby Sr. death?
Robert Wilkins Kirby Sr. death on 18 Oct 2019 in Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Robert Wilkins Kirby Sr.'s memorial?
Latitude: 35.1060982
Longitude: -81.6949997

Family Members:

Parent

Alonzo Washington “Lonzo” Kirby

(1893 - 1985)

Edna Wilkins Kirby

(1890 - 1968)

Spouse

Dorothy “Dot” Blanton Kirby

(1929 - 2016)

Siblings

Annie Grace Kirby Keller

(1925 - 2015)

Jack Nesbitt Kirby

(1927 - 2004)

Children

Keith Alonzo Kirby

(1958 - 2015)

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