Kirby McMunn, age 89, a resident of Union Place in Columbia, passed away on Friday, December 4, 2009 at Maury Regional Medical Center. Funeral services for Mr. McMunn were conducted Sunday, December 6, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of Williams Funeral Home in Columbia with Mark Whitt officiating. Burial followed in the Athens City Cemetery in Athens, Alabama at 3:30 p.m. with military honors provided by the United States Navy. Born June 11, 1920 in Limestone County, Alabama, he was the son of the late Walter and Ellen Byram McMunn and the husband of the late Irene McMahan McMunn. He retired from Monsanto as a heavy equipment operator. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and was of the Baptist faith. Mr. McMunn is survived by two daughters: Patricia (Tommy) Dooley of Columbia and Elaine (Billy) Runions of Hohenwald; four grandchildren and six great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by five sisters and six brothers.