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Wilburn McKinley “Bib” Holbrook

7 Sep 1928 – 4 Apr 2016

Birth	7 Sep 1928
Death	4 Apr 2016
Cemetery	Temple Hill Memorial Park Castlewood , Russell County , Virginia , USA
Added by	DEBBY BRYANT on 08 Jan 2025
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160481567

Bio

"Bib" as he was affectionately known by family member was the son of Phillip and Melissa Holbrook. He never married but was father figure to many. Teaching nieces, nephews and neighborhood kids to fishing, hunt and swim. One of his major accomplishments was "teacher". Through games and competiton he taught history, language, spelling and many other things. Bib was a veteran of the Korean Conflict servicing in the US navy as a sonar man. He was also a coalminer. As a young man he was drafted to play pro baseball, but an injury causing him to lose an eye ended that career before it ever got started.

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Family

Parents

• Phillip McKinley "Phil" Holbrook 1889–1968
• Maude Melissa "Lissy" Salyers Holbrook 1892–1984

Siblings

• Virginia Ruth Holbrook Pennington 1915–1988
• Orpha Holbrook 1917–1917
• Edgar William "Eddie" Holbrook 1920–2006
• Flora Sarah Holbrook Jordan 1921–1978
• Noah Richard Holbrook 1923–2001
• Samantha Elizabeth Holbrook 1925–2016
• Opal Rebecca "Bo" Holbrook Masterson 1930–2010

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