1912 - 2003 (91 years)
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Name |
Robert Clayton ASHBY |
Birth |
31 Mar 1912 |
Henry County, Virginia, USA [1] |
Gender |
Male |
_UID |
3F7A00EF41B040479A8D8D6F846CD93C483A |
Death |
21 Dec 2003 |
Martinsville City, Virginia, USA [1] |
Burial |
Roselawn Burial Park, Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA [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.
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Person ID |
I627 |
America |
Last Modified |
21 Jun 2019 |
Father |
John William ASHBY, b. 12 Apr 1879, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 24 May 1944, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 65 years) |
Mother |
Minnie Maud Minter, b. 22 Sep 1888, Leatherwood, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 26 Mar 1972, Henry County, Virginia, USA (Age 83 years) |
Marriage |
29 Nov 1903 |
Henry County, Virginia, USA [2] |
Family ID |
F146 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Belva KEEN, b. 20 Nov 1908, Henry County, Virginia, USA d. 5 Oct 2003, Martinsville City, Virginia, USA (Age 94 years) |
Family ID |
F3565 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
21 Jun 2019 |
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Sources |
- [S66] findagrave.com, November 2014 and later.
- [S70] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, Ancestry.com, Nov 2014 and later.
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