Ashby, Sr., Frederick B.

Ivor, Virginia

Frederick "Fred" Bassett Ashby, Sr., 88, passed away Wednesday, January 03, 2007 in Portsmouth, VA. Born in South Carolina he was a son of the late Edward Bassett Ashby and Wilma Sizer Ashby. He graduated from Ivor High School in 1935 and served his country in the U. S. Coast Guard, was a retired automobile dealer, mechanic, and partner with Smith Motor Co. in Ivor for 40 years. Fred was an active member of the community that he loved so well having served as Mayor from September 1964 through August 1970; was a member and deacon of Ivor Baptist Church and a leader of the Ivor Baptist Training Union; a past master of Ivor Lodge #291 AF&AM; a founding member of the Ivor Vol. Rescue Squad; and a member of Ivor Vol. Fire Dept. He was predeceased by his wife, Elizabeth Pulley Ashby, and was the widower of Nell Pittman Ashby.

Fred is survived by a son, Freddy B. Ashby, Jr. and wife, Rita of Franklin; a daughter, Anne Ashby Babb of Courtland; four grandchildren, Jennifer Ashby, Brandon Ashby, Elizabeth Munn and husband, Mike, Frances Keene and husband, Bill; one great-grandson, Ashby Munn; brothers, Edward B. Ashby, Jr. and wife, Janie, of Disputanta, Charles C. Ashby and wife, Martha, Dinwiddie; and sister-in-law, Margaret Boothe Ashby of Richmond. He was predeceased by a brother, Bailey S. Ashby.

Graveside services will be held in Ivor Cemetery, Ivor, on Saturday, January 6, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. with the Rev. Steve Gupton officiating. The family will receive friends at the Purviance Chapel, Wakefield, on Friday evening from 6:30 until 8:00 p.m. and at other times at the residences of Freddy Ashby and Anne Ashby Babb.
Memorial donations may be made to the Ivor Vol. Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 228, or the Ivor Vol. Fire Dept., P.O. Box 213, or to the Organ Fund, Ivor Baptist Church, 8506 Bell Ave., all at Ivor, VA 23866. The Purviance Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Wakefield, assisted the family with arrangements. Condolences may be posted on our website at www.jtmorriss.com.