Ike” Kneeland Hibbett Sr. was born in Florence, Alabama on February 9, 1931. Ike” Kneeland Hibbett Sr. a beloved and highly regarded local entrepreneur and businessman, passed away peacefully on Easter Sunday, March 27, 2016, in Montgomery, Alabama following a brief illness.
Ike was President/Owner of Hibbett Sporting Goods until his retirement in 1980. He was a long-time member of the Florence Rotary Club and served on many boards including YMCA and River Hill School where he served as Treasurer. He was Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Florence Housing Authority, President of the Chamber of Commerce, President of the Saddle and Spur Club, President of the Alabama Sporting Goods Association, and State Vice President of the Jay Cees.
Kneeland Hibbett’s wife
Ike is survived by his wife of 54 years, Barbara Ann Absher Hibbett,
Kneeland Hibbett’s children
Kneeland Hibbetts had three children Leigh Ann Esdale, Whitney Trotman of Montgomery, Alabama, and Kneeland Hibbett, Jr. of Florence, Alabama;
He had seven grandchildren namely Whitney Angelyn Esdale, Robert Graham Esdale III, Ellen Rogers Trotman, Barbara Ann Trotman, Charlie Hibbett Trotman, Hannah Homan Hibbett, and Ira Kneeland Hibbett III.
Kneeland Hibbett’s parents
Annie Lee Lester Hibbett and Rufus Gleason Hibbett Sr. He was preceded in death by his stepmother, Imogene Longshore Hibbert
Kneeland Hibbett siblings
His brothers, are Lester Lee Hibbett, Rufus Gleason, Jr., Kenneth Barry Hibbett, Eugene Prosser Hibbett, and George Robert Hibbett, Sr.
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