Kirby Q. Nelson was born September 1, 1910 and passed from this life on August 21, 2014. Kirby was born in a log cabin located on Swan Creek a few miles east of Oldfield MO. His mother, Sarah Holcomb Nelson died when he was six years old and he and his sisters, Dorothy, Naomi, and little brother Rex all moved into the home of their grandparents, Elbert and Drady Johnson Nelson. Elbert's home was a log cabin on Swan Creek where Kirby's great grandfather Samuel Doak Nelson, a sergeant in the Union Army, had been killed in 1863 by Confederate bushwhackers while he was home on leave for the birth of his son. At age 10 Kirby was working in the woods with his father, Samuel Henry Nelson, cutting out railroad ties and taking them to Oldfield to sell. During the 1930's Kirby worked for the American Creosoting Co. carrying railroad ties and carried the nick name "tie bucker" from that time. Kirby married Alta Pearl Johnson Nelson in 1934 and three sons, Kirby, Dale, and Jerry were with him when he passed. In 1941 Kirby went to work for the Frisco railroad and retired in 1975. Pearl died in 2003. For the past 39 years Kirby dealt in used cars and homes and helped raise all his many grand and great grandchildren. Kirby was a devout Christian and a member of Northwest Baptist Church for 59 years. In lieu of flowers a donation to his Church may be made. We wish to express our appreciation to all during these past days, especially the members of HPC Hospice and Jim Hawkins. Visitation is at 2:00 PM and services at 3:00 PM Saturday August 23 at Gorman Scharpf Brentwood Chapel, 1947 East Seminole, with burial to follow at White Chapel Memorial Gardens.