William Irby Moncure Jr.

MONCURE, Mr. William Irby, Jr., passed away on February 10, 2022, at the age of 82, surrounded by his loving family. Irby was predeceased by his mother, Susan Bagwell Moncure; and father, William I. Moncure Sr.; and his wife of 52 years, Shirley Ritchie Moncure. He is survived by his two children, Shirley Moncure Wilkins (David Lee) and Elizabeth Moncure (David Pleasants); his grandchildren, David Irby Wilkins, Elizabeth Winn Roberts, (Kyle), Anne Blair Wilkins (C.J. Pilong) and William Benjamin Winn (Madison). He is also survived by great-grandchildren, Lillian Moncure Winn and Connor Creston Roberts; his brother, Conway B. Moncure; and sister, Susan Epes Moncure (Armond Leake). Irby attended the College of William & Mary and was a member of Kappa Alpha fraternity. After working for John Hancock Life Insurance Company in Richmond for six years, he moved his family to Blackstone. Irby was the owner of Moncure Insurance Agency in Blackstone and Crewe for 52 years, whereupon he was joined by his daughter and family, Shirley, David Lee and David Irby Wilkins, to grow the agency to one of the most prominent property and casualty agencies in the locality. Irby served in many civic organizations and was past president of the Blackstone Ruritan Club, Jaycees and Chamber of Commerce. He served his church, Crenshaw United Methodist Church, as treasurer for 40 years and was a member of the L.C. Sullivan Bible Class. He served as Staff Sergeant, Virginia National Guard Co. F, 176 RCT. Irby loved the outdoors and enjoyed hunting and fishing with family and friends. He operated a fishing boat at Deltaville, Va., for many years. He enjoyed quail and turkey hunting and he always had stories to tell his friends about exploits of his bird dog and family pet, "Bird," his duck dog, "Nehi" and his turkey dogs, "Chigger and Skeeter." A Celebration of Life service will be held at Crenshaw United Methodist, Blackstone, Saturday February 19, at 11 a.m. Visitation and reception will follow in the L.C. Sullivan Bible Class at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Kenston Forest School or Crenshaw United Methodist Church. Arrangements entrusted to Hamner-McMillian Funeral Home, 1400 S. Main St., Blackstone. Online condolences may be left at hamnermcmillian.com.