Clay Arnold "Red" Kirby^[1]

Abt 1925 - 2006  (~ 81 years)

• Name	Clay Arnold "Red" Kirby
  Born	Abt 1925
  Gender	Male
  Died	4 Dec 2006  [2]
  Buried	7 Dec 2006	Thorn Grove Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I142843	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Oscar Alonzo Kirby,   b. 17 Jul 1899, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Jan 1984  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Iva Underwood,   d. Bef 4 Dec 2006
  Family ID	F53118	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Reba Lee
  Married	Abt 1948
  Children	1. Gary Kirby,   d. Bef 4 Dec 2006   2. Jerry Kirby + 3. Carolyn Kirby   4. Clay Kirby + 5. Cheryl Kirby
  Family ID	F77820	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Buried - 7 Dec 2006 - Thorn Grove Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox 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, 22 Jan 1984. Oscar Alonzo Kirby obituary [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 4 Dec 2006. KIRBY, CLAY ARNOLD (RED) - age 81 of the Thorngrove Community, passed away suddenly at his home on Monday, December 4, 2006. He retired in 1989 from Lay Packing Company after 39 years of service. A veteran of the Navy, he served in the Pacific aboard the USS Crowley during World War II. He was a member of Thorngrove Baptist Church. Preceded in death by: son, Gary Kirby; parents, Oscar and Iva Underwood Kirby; brother, Oscar Kirby, Jr.; sisters, Elizabeth White Byrd and Mildred Wayland; half-brother, Afton Kirby. Survived by: wife of 58 years, Reba Lee Kirby; half-sisters, Lorene Denton and Annette Huffaker; half-brothers, Loren B. Kirby and Wayne Kirby; children and spouses, Jerry and Kay Kirby, Carolyn and Larry Spires, Clay and Joyce Kirby, Cheryl and Fred Williams; grandchildren and spouses, Joy and Shane Gregg, Adam Kirby, Courtney and Julie Spires, Brent and Erica Fawver, Wade Spires, Chelsea Williams; great-grandchildren, Zavin Gregg, Zachary Erbaugh and Ava Spires; special niece and spouse, Shirley and Raymond Underwood; great niece and spouse, Michelle and Jeff Joslyn and son, Zachary; nephew, Arnold Cate; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 7 pm Wednesday, December 6, 2006 in the chapel at Bridges Funeral Home with Rev. Tim Tatum officiating. Family and friends will meet 10:45 am Thursday at Thorn Grove Cemetery for an 11 am interment. Grandchildren will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends 5-7 pm Wednesday at Bridges Funeral Home, 5430 Rutledge Pike, 523-4999.