James A. (Jim) Kirby, 91 of Pittsburg died at 4:10 p.m. Saturday
December 19th, 2015 at the Via Christi Hospital in Pittsburg.
He was born December 11, 1924 in Carthage, MO the son of Earl
and Goldie (Allsman) Kirby. He was a 1942 graduate of Mindenmines
High School.
Jim was a veteran of WWII serving his country in the United States
Army Air Corps. Entering the service in 1943 he served as flight
engineer on B24’s, B17’s and C54’s. He was honorably discharged from
active duty in 1952.
He married Anni Reibenwein in 1946; she preceded him in death
in 1963. He then married Patricia McAtee in 1971 at Greenbush, KS
and she preceded him in death in July of 2008.
Jim started farming in 1952 and continued throughout his life.
Additionally, he was a flight instructor at the Pittsburg Kansas Airport
and gave flight instructions to the Pittsburg State University ROTC.
Survivors include three sons-Al Kirby and wife Carrie of Wichita,
Brian Kirby and wife Elizabeth of Damascus, MD, Kevin Kirby and wife
Becca of Bentonville, AR; grandchildren-Alan Kirby and wife Suzanne,
Lisa Lammey, Brooke Belcher and husband Steve, Alison Mewhinney
and husband Will Maria and James Kirby, Blair, Kennedy, and Macy
Kirby; 5 Great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents,
wives Anni and Patricia; a brother Ivan Kirby, three sisters Mildred Kirby,
Audrey Burnside and Marjorie Etcheson and a grandson Jesse Kirby.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday December 30th at
the Zion Lutheran Church in Pittsburg with Pastor Lynn Spencer
officiating. Burial will follow in the Nashville Cemetery, Nashville, MO.
The family will receive friends from 6-7 p.m. Tuesday the 29th at the
Bath-Naylor Funeral Home in Pittsburg where friends may call after 3 p.
m. Tuesday. Condolences can be sent to www.bathnaylor.com
Memorial contributions can be made to the St. Jude’s Children’s
Research. Memorials may be brought by or mailed to the Bath-Naylor
Funeral Home 522 S. Broadway Pittsburg, KS 66762.
No comments:
Post a Comment