David W. “Pop” Kirby, Jr., 46, of Raywood, went to be with Jesus on September 30, 2007. He had been battling with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s) disease since 2001.
He was surrounded by his loving wife, Vickie Kirby and many family and friends. He loved life and most of all his grandchildren, who he adored. They made him laugh and kept him smiling. He loved driving the tractor and riding the four wheeler.
David was truly a strong and inspirational man to all who new him. David had many close friends who meant the world to him.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Antonio and Ezkial Kirby and Bob and Margaret Goins; sisters-n-laws, Kimberly Marks and Faye Cravey; stepson, Jessie Kilpatrick, Jr; grandson, Jaler Todd Brown; and his best friend, Charlie Crawford.
David is survived by his father, David W. Kirby, Sr. and mother Bobbie Jean Kirby; three loving sisters, Brenda Barnhill and husband Benny, Debora McMullan and husband Danny, and Tereasa Flannigan and husband Ken; brother, Kevin Vargo; nephews, Wayne Doolittle and Lee Sontag, Jr.; niece, April Campbell; grandchildren, Valaree, Denton, Gracey, and Partner Curry, Brett and Becca McMullan, Makeena and Morgan Magee, Katie Rayon, Lillie and Garrett Fancher, Elija and Sadie McMullan, Jacob, Lacey, and Dylan Brown, Katie, Jacob, and Kaleb Kilpatrick and Jessica Bouse.
He had many children, Kristy Kilpatrick, Derek Kirby, Dana Curry, Danny McMullan, Dancie Magee, Stacie Fancher, Bobby McMullan, and Amy Brown. He also loved his friend and confidant, Robert Livingston and his granddaughters, Kristin Rogers, Kaycee Hays, Ashton and Reagan McCauley; and many, many wonderful friends in Silsbee.
David, we will miss you dearly and thank you for your soft hugs and smiles that you gave all of us and the advice, whether we wanted it or not.
Funeral service will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, October 4, 2007, at Broussard’s, 490 Cemetery Road, Silsbee. He will be laid to rest in Stacy Cemetery in Devers, Texas. A gathering of family and friends will be Wednesday, October 3, 2007 from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at the mortuary.
