Harold W. Colbird, Sr. Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Harold Whitfield Colbird, Sr., 81, of Columbus, Ohiom formerly of Bud Mtn. passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at his residence following a long illness. Born January 28, 1932 at Mullens, W.Va., he was the son of the late James Lundy Colbird and Matilda Mae Colbird. Mr. Colbird was a retired employee of the N & W Railroad and was also a former Ohio State Policeman. He was also a US Army Veteran having served during the Korean Conflict. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Deloris Colbird; four brothers, William Colbird and his deceased wife, Marie, Raymond Colbird and his deceased wife, Frances, Eugene Colbird and his deceased wife, Geneva, and Claude James Colbird, Jr.; and four sisters, Edna Colbird Ray and her deceased husband, Claude, Rosemary Colbird Moran and her deceased husband, Don, Ilene Princess Combs and her deceased husband, Oscar, and Pearl Wiles and her deceased husband, Estel. Those left to cherish his memory include one son, Harold W. Colbird, Jr. and his wife, Kathey of Columbus, OH; four daughters, Theresa Goode and her husband, James of Pataskla, OH, Sheri Cline of Mayland, Barbara Colbird of Columbus, OH, and Tammy Carpenter and her husband, Charles of Columbus, OH; two brothers, Joseph Leonard Colbird and his wife, Corlis of Alpoca and Roger Lee Colbird and his wife, Belinda of Bud Mtn.; a sister-in-law, Audie Colbird of North Carolina; and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Services will be 3:00 P.M. Sunday, August 4, 2013 at the Tankersley Funeral Home Chapel with Elder Nathan Lane officiating. Burial will follow in the Bell-Colbird Cemetery, Bud Mtn. Friends may call one hour prior to services Sunday at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Larry Davenport, Preston Goode, Josh Miller, Steven Colbird, Charlie Carpenter, Randy Colbird, and Melvin "Boo" Colbird. Military graveside rites will be conducted by the Mercer County Veterans Honor Council. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Tankersley Funeral Home, Mullens, W.Va.