Charles "Bill" Willie Irwin

Mr. Charles "Bill" Willie Irwin, 80, of Lobelville, formerly of Lewisburg, passed away Saturday January 13, 2024 at his home. He was born in Lewisburg to the late Joe Vescey Irwin and Mary Elizabeth Darnell Irwin. "Bill" has a happy but hard life. He worked over 200 plus acres with his Dad and Mom; sharecropped and swapped work with neighbors and his uncle James Neill of Caney Springs, Tn. He enjoyed baseball with some legendary men in pasture lots around Caney Springs. He also worked with the next door neighbor Dr. Jones and late, his son Buddy Jones.  "Bill" was a member of the Upper Sinking Church of Christ. He enjoyed being with his family and especially going to all his grandchildren's sporting events. He worked at Genesco in Chapel Hill, Tn. and retired to his own place on Irwin Road in Lewisburg, Tn. 

In addition to his parents he is also preceded in death by a son John Christopher Irwin and brothers Leonard and James Glendon Irwin.

Survivors include his wife Melba Spencer Irwin, a son David (Dena) Irwin of Lobelville, grandchildren Dedra (Corbin) Ekberg of Pinson, and Drew (Madison) Irwin of Lobelville, a sister Mary Catherine Smith of Millbrook, AL, a sister-in-law Geraldine Irwin of Columbus, GA, special nieces Deborah Lee Stiles, Debbie McKoon  and Pam Smith, a nephew Byron Smith and a host of other loving family members and many friends. 

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