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Mr. William Malcom "Bear" Kirby
12/17/1939 - 09/16/2021
Mr. William Malcom “Bear” Kirby, age 81, of La Crosse, died on Thursday September 16, 2021 in his home. He was a retired tobacco farmer. Mr. Kirby is survived by his wife, Mable J. Kirby of La Crosse; his daughter, Tammie Davis of Bracey; his son, Randy Upton of Stoney Creek; his sister, Hilda Chapman of Chase City; his brother, Paige Kirby of Norfolk; his many loving grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews and his good friend Jesse Burton. Services will be private. Online condolences may be made through www.crowderhitecrews.com. Crowder-Hite-Crews Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the Kirby family.
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At Crowder-Hite-Crews we’ve always been proud to say that we are large enough to serve and small enough to care. When you choose us, we consider this a sacred trust between your family and ours. We offer a full range of funeral service, whether for a traditional funeral or cremation, and we are able to assist families worldwide. In February of 2004 we installed a crematorium to better serve our cremation families. We now do all cremations in our facility, saving transport to another location for this service. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about the cremation process.
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Friend
Marble our hearts ache for your loss and our loss of William. He was a good man and a loyal friend to me and Jessie Burton we love you both and we will never forget William and his kindness we will miss him. RIP Friend
Husbands cousin
Dear Family,
Sorry to hear of the loss of Bear. I will be keeping you all in my prayers for strength in this difficult time.
Love and Prayers
Paula
Friend
I am so very sorry. Bear was my buddy and I will truly miss him!
husbands cousin
Dear Family,
Sorry to hear of the loss of Bear. Please know you are all in my prayers.
Paula W. Tanner
Dear Family
So sorry to hear of Bear’s passing. I will be keeping you all in my prayers. Loss is never easy and I understand well. Please let me know if there is anything I can do.
Love and Prayers
Paula Tanner
I’m so very sorry for your loss. William was such a good person. He will be missed by many.
Condolence
To Mabel I pray that you are ok. And know we all will miss William “Bear” and always remember him may he rest in peace
Condolence
To Mabel I pray that you are ok. And know we all will miss William “Bear” and always remember him may he rest in peace
Omg so very sorry to hear this. Mabel you are in my thoughts and prayers. I know you are going to be lost without Bear. Love ya
Sorry for your loss
So sorry for your loss prayers for the family
Cousin
So sorry to hear of Bear’s passing prayers for the family
In Loving Memory of William Kirby (Bear)
William Kirby will be missed by many very loving kind uncle and to everyone he met ❤