Vivian, I did not find a Herman Kirby listed in any of the Warren County Cemetery books. However, I did find an obituary for him in the obituaries extracted from Southern Standard - 1935 to 1940 [Page 24] compiled by Maxine Reggio (1 Feb., 1999). It is not an obituary in the ordinary sense of the word, but it is the story of his death. --------------------------------------------- Kirby, Herman Southern Standard McMinnville TN, Thurs. Sept. 19, 1935 Charles Green will Face Murder Charge in Circuit Court Tue. Herman Kirby Dies of Injuries Received Friday Night As He Attempted to Arrest CCC Worker in Local Restaurant Herman Kirby, 45, died early Sunday morning from injuries sustained in a combat with Charlie Green, CCC boy, who resisted arrest. The boy, who was in an intoxicated condition had been warned to leave town, with tow [two] other lads, also intoxicated. Instead of going to their homes, they went on down the street going into the Baily Cafe on East Main. Mr. Kirby followed them to the cafe, and attempted to arrest young Green. When he resisted arrest, Mr. Kirby reached for his blackjack, but the boy wrested it from him, and struck him over the head, with what proved to be a fatal blow. The boys, as well as other bystanders, fled from the scene. Mr. Kirby was taken to the Maloney hospital, Saturday morning and a vain effort was made to save his life by operating. He did not regain consciousness. Death came early Sunday morning. Green, who was home on furlough from a CCC camp, near Chattanooga, was found, apparently asleep in a sage field near his home. When officers found him, his first work [word] was a query as to Mr. Kirby's condition. He promised to go with the officers peaceably, and was brought in by Chief of Police E. F. Chambers, and deputies Jewell Mullican and Alton Crouch. At the hearing before City Recorder J. T. Ewton in the police court, Saturday afternoon, the case was bound over to the circuit court, now in session, and his bond was set at [$]10,000. He was charged with assault with attempt to commit murder. As an act of safety, in case of any public feeling against the young prisoner, he was taken to Murfreesboro, where he was placed in the Rutherford county jail, until time to bring him back to McMinnville for the hearing of his case. Mr. Kirby, a popular member of the local police force had already announced his intentions, unofficially of becoming a candidate for the position of chief of police, for the December election. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Nealy Kirby, a son, step-son, step-daughter, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Kirby of near Springfield, and seven sisters, Mrs. Alice Meadows, Mrs. Carrie Carver, Mrs. Fannie Lewis, Mrs. Viva Stark, Mrs. Maggie England, Mrs. Harry Meadows, and Miss Verda Kirby, all of near Springfield. Funeral services were held at the home on North Center street, Monday morning when the Rev. A. H. Huff of the Baptist Church and T. Q. Martin of the Church of Christ officiated. Interment at Springfield. ---------------------------------------- I hope this will help you. Elsie Ward Jones ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vivian I. Vaillancourt" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 9:22 PM Subject: [TNWARREN] Cemetery lookup please for Herman H. Kirby > Could someone be so kind as to see if there is a listing for a Herman H. > Kirby, died 9/14/1935 McMinnville, please. > > Kindest regards, > Vivian Vaillancourt > > > > ==== TNWARREN Mailing List ==== > This TNWARREN mailing list is provided by RootsWeb. > It is the joint mailing list of the Warren County Genealogical > Association and Warren County TNGenWeb Project. > No commercial activities are allowed on this list. > Please see full list rules here: > http://www.tngenweb.org/warren/tnwarren.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >