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Robert Clayton ASHBY

Male 1912 - 2003  (91 years)


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  • Name Robert Clayton ASHBY 
    Birth 31 Mar 1912  Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    _UID 3F7A00EF41B040479A8D8D6F846CD93C483A 
    Death 21 Dec 2003  Martinsville City, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Roselawn Burial Park, Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • From findagrave.com:
      Elder Robert Clayton Ashby, 91, of 1707 Dyers Store Road, Martinsville, died Sunday, Dec. 21, 2003, at Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County.
      A native of Henry County, he was born on March 31, 1912, to the late John William Ashby and Minnie Minter Ashby.
      He became an ordained Primitive Baptist minister in 1961 and had pastored a number of churches: Weeping Willow Primitive Baptist in North Carolina, Axton Primitive Baptist Church and Sugar Tree Primitive Baptist Church in Axton and Zion Hill Primitive Baptist Church in Vesta. Ashby was a member of Leatherwood Baptist Church and was currently serving there as co-pastor.
      He retired from Pulaski Furniture Co.
      His wife, Belva Keen Ashby died in October 2002, and he also was preceded in death by a sister, Thelma A. Donavant; and four brothers, Oce Ashby, Andrew Ashby, George Ashby and Melvin Ashby.
      Surviving are a daughter, Patricia A. Knight of Manteo, N.C.; three sons, Bobby C. Ashby and Ronnie D. Ashby, both of Martinsville and Kenneth R. Ashby of Ridgeway; three brothers, Elder John J. Ashby and Larry A. Asby, both of Martinsville, and Boyd L. Ashby of Penhook; nine grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
      The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at McKee-Stone Funeral Services with Elder Tom Radford and Minister Dean Ashby officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Burial park.
    Person ID I627  America
    Last Modified 21 Jun 2019 

    Father John William ASHBY,   b. 12 Apr 1879, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 May 1944, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Minnie Maud Minter,   b. 22 Sep 1888, Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Mar 1972, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 29 Nov 1903  Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F146  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Belva KEEN,   b. 20 Nov 1908, Henry County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Oct 2003, Martinsville City, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years) 
    Family ID F3565  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Jun 2019 

  • Sources 
    1. [S66] findagrave.com, November 2014 and later.

    2. [S70] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, Ancestry.com, Nov 2014 and later.