Robert Mahone Hibbitts age 83 of Vansant, Virginia passed away at his home on Thursday, July 30, 2021.
Born on August 1, 1938, he was the son of the late Jack Russell Collins and Edith Hibbitts Collins. He was a retired coal miner and a member of the Little Prater Church of Christ. He loved playing his guitar and bluegrass music.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by one son, Norman Lee Hibbitts; two sisters, Roberta Campbell and Sheila Johnson; two brothers, Larry Keith Collins, and Gary Wayne Collins.
Those left to cherish his memory include: his wife of 52 years Dorothy Mae Boyd Hibbitts; one granddaughter, Emily Hibbitts; brothers, Jack Collins of Florida, Danny (Rita) Collins of Lexington, Kentucky, Michael Dean Collins of Lexington, Kentucky, Randy (Robin) Collins of Vansant, Virginia; two sisters, Patricia Miles of Massachusetts, Barbara Mejas of Massachusetts; and daughter-in-law, Connie Hibbitts.
He is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services for Robert Mahone Hibbitts will be held on Monday, August 16, 2021,
1:00 P.M. at the Virginia Funeral Home Chapel in Grundy, Virginia, officiated by Mike Rife.
The family will receive friends at 12:00 Noon prior to the service at 1:00 P.M.
Burial will follow at the Boyd Cemetery, Big Oak Lane, Vansant, Virginia.
Serving as pallbearers will be the nephews.
Serving as honorary pallbearer will be Ron Wallace.
Special thanks to Dr. J G Patel and the Mercy Ambulance Service of Grundy, Virginia.
Virginia Funeral Home of Grundy, Virginia is in charge of the arrangements.