{"id":22895,"date":"2025-11-13T15:49:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T21:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=22895"},"modified":"2025-11-14T14:08:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T20:08:40","slug":"paul-stewart-kirby-76-of-bluffton-south-carolina-formerly-of-effingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/obits\/22895-paul-stewart-kirby-76-of-bluffton-south-carolina-formerly-of-effingham\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Stewart Kirby (76) of Bluffton, South Carolina, formerly of Effingham"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Paul Stewart Kirby, 76, of Bluffton, South Carolina, and formerly of Effingham, Illinois, passed away peacefully at his home on November 7, surrounded by the people who loved him most.<\/p>\n<p>In lieu of a public service, his family will honor his life with a private gathering, walking along the beach \u2014 the place where he always felt the most peace.<\/p>\n<p>Paul will be deeply missed by his devoted wife, Joy Kirby, and his daughter, Elizabeth Nohren, along with her husband Nathan and their children. 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