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Tyrone Wilburn Obituary

Tyrone Wilburn

Melbourne

Tyrone (Ty) Wilburn passed away Friday, March 3, 2017 in Melbourne, Florida.  Ty was born on January 26, 1939 in Watertown, South Dakota.  He married Joyce Oliver on March 14, 1986. 

He was an electrician and owned EMI, Inc. prior to his retirement.  He enjoyed spending his summers in Michigan, playing golf and being with his family and friends.  As one of Jehovah's Witnesses he enjoyed sharing his faith about God's Kingdom with others.

He is survived by his wife, Joyce; daughter, Theresa; step-sons, Craig (Kelly) Oliver, and Brad (Lisa) Oliver; brother, Michael; sisters, Eileen, Carolann and Cindy.  Grandchildren, Justin (Loren) Wilburn, Jonathan Hubbard, Amanda (Joshua) Maburn, Brent (Shannon) Oliver, Blake (Mikailah) Oliver, Ethan (Marisa) Oliver, and Grant Oliver as well as several great grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Mark, and brother, Reginald.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 11th, 2017 at 3 p.m. at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 1900 Trimble Rd., Melbourne, Florida, Steven Cheal officiating.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by FloridaToday on Mar. 7, 2017.

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ROBERT LANGBEHN

January 3, 2025

HE WILL BE MISSED! MAY HIS WIFE BE BLESSED AND HIS DAUGHTER AND SON BE COMFORTED

The Marsh Family

March 10, 2017

We will miss Ty ; he touched so many people's lives. He always treated us like family. He was like a Grandfather to our kids. Words can't express how much we love him and will miss him.

So sad we won't be there Saturday but you will certainly be in our thoughts and prays.

Love you!!!

Nancy Baumstark

March 7, 2017

What will I miss about Bro. Wilburn?
His ready smile and his caring, loving ways!

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