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James "Jim" R. Tibbits, of Erwin, Tennessee, formerly of Onaway, died December 7, 2008 at Unicoi County Memorial Hospital in Erwin.
Jim was born in Richmond on February 20, 1940 to Lee Harold and Alma Viola (Parlow) Tibbits. On May 13, 1961 he was married to Betty Rae Kutz
in Monroe.
Jim and Betty lived in Onaway from 1967 until 1988 while raising their family before relocating to Erwin, Tennessee 20 years ago. Jim worked as an electrician at Proctor and Gamble in Cheboygan before moving to Tennessee where he worked for Bud Wheel as an electrician. He was a member of St. Mary's Parish, Johnson City, Tennessee, Cross in the Woods, Indian River, Michigan, and the shooting club. Jim was the kindest person you would ever know. He loved helping, talking, and visiting with family, friends, and even strangers. He enjoyed going to the shooting range and target practicing. His hobby was re-keying locks and had collected over a thousand lock sets.
Jim will be sadly missed by his sons, Randy (Shelly) Tibbits of Onaway, Wayne (Linda) Tibbits of Glasgow, Kentucky, and Glenn (Robin) Miller and James Miller both of Roscommon; daughters, Linda (Jerry) Northrop of Grayling and Pamela (John) Hathaway of Zeeland; 15 grandchildren; numerous great grandchildren; and sister, Nancy (Dave) Shoenherr
of Richmond.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Rae (November 8, 2007)
and infant son, Victor Tibbits. |
