Breckinridge County KyArchives Obituaries.....IRWIN, Robert Lee September 26, 1963 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/kyfiles.html ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Peggy Russell meemawpeg7@gmail.com November 5, 2019, 5:22 pm Breckinridge County Herald-News, Hardinsburg, Ky., Friday, October 4, 1963 OBITUARY Page 6 Robert L. IRWIN, age 88, of Hardinsburg, died on Thursday, September 26, 1963. He is survived by: two sons: William IRWIN of Hardinsburg, Ky Robert IRWIN of Louisville, Ky (Jefferson County) one daughter: Miss Peggy IRWIN of Louisville, Ky Graveside services were held on Saturday, September 28, 1963 at New Bethel. Dowell Funeral Home in Hardinsburg, in charge of arrangements. PALLBEARERS: Leo McCOY Wilber SMITH Albert TURCOTT William IRWIN, JR. Golden WHEATLEY Jimmie POTTS, Jr. Additional Comments: #0259 New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, located 5 miles north of Hardinsburg on New Bethel--Stephensport Road, off Highway 259 in Breckinridge County, Ky. IRWIN, Robert Lee "Lee" 05 Aug 1880 -- 26 Sept 1963 Single tombstone husband of #1- Lea (nee IRWIN) husband of #2- Bessie SNYDER son of William IRWIN & Sarah RUTLEDGE have his marriage record to first wife have his obituary IRWIN, Lea 29 Jan 1886 -- 16 Aug 1915 1st wife of Robert Lee IRWIN daughter of George W. IRWIN & Lettie E. SWEIGERT have her obituary She has two tombstones: one double stone with her name and dates with a space for her husband. dates: 29 Jan 1886 -- 16 Aug 1915; and a single stone: with just year dates. She is buried at South Mound Cemetery in New Castle, Henry County, Indiana Robert Lee IRWIN & Lea IRWIN IRWIN had one son: William Washington IRWIN Indiana Marriages, 1810 - 2001 (Ancestry.com) GROOM: Robert Lee IRWIN, born Newark, Ohio (Licking County) son of William IRWIN & Sarah RUTLEDGE a resident of New Castle, Indiana BRIDE: Lee IRWIN, born New Castle, Indiana (Henry County) daughter of: George W. IRWIN & Lettie E. SWEIGERT a resident of New Castle, Indiana Married on October 3, 1906 in New Castle, Henry County, Indiana (Found on the Find-A-Grave website. Contributor: Angels A-Far) Ancestry.com New Castle Daily Courier Newspaper, New Castle, Indiana; Published on August 16, 1915 Mrs. Lee (should be Lea) IRWIN, age 29, wife of Lee IRWIN, living north of this city on the Mt. Summit Road, died this morning at 1'oclock after a few days' illness from acute indigestion and appendicitis. She was first stricken last Wednesday. She is survived by her husband and 3 year old daughter (should be 2 year old son). The funeral will be held at the home at 2'oclock Wednesday afternoon and interment will take place at Southmound. THEIR SON IS ALSO HERE AT NEW BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY: IRWIN, William Washington 10 May 1913 -- 07 Jan 1988 husband of Fannie Mae SMITH son of Robert Lee IRWIN & Lea IRWIN IRWIN have his obituary; unknown if he has a tombstone IRWIN, Fannie Mae 08 Jan 1910 -- 30 Jul 2003 wife of William Washington IRWIN daughter of Christopher Jeremiah "Meyer" SMITH & Iva TUCKER have her obituary; unknown if she has a tombstone All IRWINS buried here are related. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________ Second wife of Robert Lee IRWIN: IRWIN, Bessie SNYDER of Breckinridge County 15 Feb 1896 -- 28 Feb 1974 in Jefferson County, Ky Bessie lived in Louisville, along with their two children I believe Bessie & Robert divorced. She was not listed as a survivor in his obituary in 1963. Unknown where Besse is buried Their two children: Robert Lee IRWIN, Jr. Nancye Margaret "Peggy" IRWIN, believe she never married Peggy Russell File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ky/breckinridge/obits/i/irwin10860gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/