Obituary of James "Jim" E. Kirby

Funeral services for James “Jim” E. Kirby, age 83, of Five Points, AL, will be held on Friday, November 25, 2016, at 1:00 PM from Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Rev. Roger Hammett officiating. Burial will follow at Five Points Belcher Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 11:00 AM-1:00 PM on Friday. Mr. Kirby passed away on Monday, November 21, 2016 at his home. Survivors include his wife Hazel O’ Donald Kirby of Five Points, AL; three daughters, Deborah Williamson of Five Points, AL, Rhonda Morse of Five Points, AL, and Tonya Todd of Lanett, AL; three sons, James Michael Kirby, Craig E. Kirby, and Michael E. Kirby, all of Five Points, AL; ten grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one sister, Nancy B. Foster of Valley, AL; and one brother, Harry Kirby of Columbia, MO. Pallbearers will be Bradley Coker, Brandon O’ Donald, Jerry Camp, Henry Kirby, Jordan Kirby, Travis Morse, Joshua Morse, and Eli Kirby. A Randolph County native, Mr. Kirby was born on October 18, 1933, the son of James B. and Gertie Mae Smith Kirby. He was a member of Five Points Baptist Church, a U.S. Army Veteran, and had worked for West End Mill Inc. He was preceded in death by his parents; and one sister, Dorothy Akins.