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Derril Ray Bibby

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Derril Ray Bibby obituary, 1941-2025, Kingwood, TX

BORN

1941

DIED

2025

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Veterans Funeral Services

10567 Veterans Memorial Dr.

Houston, Texas

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Burial

Dec. 4, 2025

1:45 p.m.

Houston National Cemetery

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Derril Bibby Obituary

Derril Ray Bibby
04/15/1941 - 11/09/2025
Derril Ray Bibby, 84, passed away on November 9, 2025. He was born on April 15, 1941, and lived a life marked by devotion to family, quiet strength, and steady kindness.
Derril was a loving husband to his wife of 60 years, Katherine Louise O'Brien Bibby, and a caring father to Brett and Brandon. He cherished time spent with his granddaughter, Ashlyn Rae, creating memories filled with exploration and adventure.
A U.S. Army veteran, Derril married Kathy on July 2, 1965. Their life together took them from the Chicago suburbs to Atlanta and ultimately to Houston, where they raised their family. After retiring in 1998, Derril and Kathy enjoyed years between their home in Bremond, Texas, summers in Otto, North Carolina, and travels across the country before settling in Kingwood.
Derril will be remembered for his integrity, persistence, quick wit, and dependable nature, Derril touched the lives of all who knew him.
Derril is preceded in death by his father, Raymond "Rex" Bibby, his mother, Edith Irene Rush Bibby Legro, his stepmother, Julia Boyd Bibby Blackmon, and his two older brothers, Wayne Bibby and Jerry Bibby. He is survived by his wife, Katherine, his two sons, Brett and Brandon, his grand-daughter Ashlyn Rae and his half-sister, Carol Cameron Smothers.
Services and Donation information at: https://veteransfuneralserviceshouston.com/upcoming-funerals

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Published by Houston Chronicle on Dec. 2, 2025.

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Burial

1:45 p.m.

Houston National Cemetery

10410 Veterans Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77038

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Domenick Cutola

Yesterday

We had great times hunting with you, John and myself. Also at my house in Atlanta on July 4 1976 we put a good dent in the cake of beer.

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Kevin M. Fortney

Yesterday

Mr. Bibby was a kind man with a quiet dignity, always smiling from under his signature mustache. Rest in peace, sir. My condolences to Kathe, Brandon, Brett and the family

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