ROBERT GALEN KIRBY

LAMAR- Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Daniel Funeral Home for Robert “Bob” Galen Kirby, 70, who died Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, at his home in rural Barton County. Burial will follow in Greenfield Cemetery in Jerico Springs.

The family will receive friends prior to the service, beginning at 1 p.m.

Contributions are suggested and made payable to the Kidney Foundation, in care of the funeral home.

Condolences may be shared at www.dfhlamar.com.

Survivors include his three children; five step-children; 28 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; his two brothers, James and Ronald; three sister-in-laws, Angelan, Ruby and Sandra; several nieces and nephews; two aunts, Jean Kirby and Ramona Dickerson; numerous cousins and friends, two special friends, Tom and Beverly Melton and his two house dogs who provided him a lot of company.

He was preceded in death by his wife; his parents; two brothers, Edward and Charles; one sister, Wilma Hunt; two nephews and other family members.

Mr. Kirby was born May 29, 1952, in Jerico Springs, to Charles Mack and Wilma Viola (Osban) Kirby. He spent a lot of time at his grandparents, with his brother Charles when they were young, which is where he picked up his chewing habit from his Grandpa. He lived all of his childhood around Jerico Springs, attending school there and graduating from Stockton High School. He spent his teen years helping haul hay, milking cows, raising hogs, working at the sawmill and helping his Dad drive a truck, even when he was too young to drive. He went into the Army in October of 1972, spending several months in Germany and later served in the National Guard.

In early 1975, he married Barbara Warren and to this union three children were born, Robert, Dondi and Christy. They would later divorce. In November of 1993, he married Diane Stockton and gained five step-children; Katie, Michael, Rick, Marry and Sandy.

He had many different jobs in his adult life, working at Central States Press, Bough Dairy Farm, driving a truck and Thorco Manufacturing, where he worked until his health caused him to go on disability.

He was one that enjoyed life. He loved to dance with anyone that would dance with him, go on 4-wheeler rides and spend time with family and friends. After his wife Diane's death in January of 2016, he stayed in his home with the assistance of family and friends, where he spend several hours watching westerns.