Robert Ainley
Robert Ainley of Dresden passed away on Feb. 20, 2024 at his home. He was 93.
He was born on April 8, 1930, in Graves County, Ky., to the late Dewey and Willie Ellen Harris Ainley. He was a member of the Dresden Church of Christ and was a retired farmer. Robert was a U.S. Army veteran, having served in the Korean War, and he was the owner and operator of the former Ainley Mobile Feed Mill. He had worked for the Weakley County School Bus Garage and several other places. He enjoyed working on lawnmowers, tillers and tractors and could fix just about anything.
Robert is survived by his wife of 71 years, Norma Sue Laws Ainley of Dresden; his children, Michael Ainley (Vicki) of Paris, Tenn., Robbie Sue Ainley of Dresden, Deborah Ann Liliker (Freddie) of South Fulton and Roger Ainley (Tracy) of Leitchfield, Ky.; a twin brother, Rubert Ainley of Dresden; and a sister, Marlene Smith of Novato, Calif. He was Pap-Paw to eight grandchildren, Michael Keith Ainley, Kimberly Snider (Jason), Angela Hoover, Brett Davis (Andrea), Brittany Jaco (Steve), Joey Liliker (Nicky), Lindsay Irvan (Chris) and Blake Ainley (Kim); 18 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and a host of nieces and nephews and many dear friends.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Hardin Ainley and Ray Ainley; two sisters, Rava Nell Bell and Nadine Mathis; and a granddaughter, Julie Liliker.
Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, at Dresden Church of Christ, 501 Evergreen St., Dresden, with burial to follow in the Sunset Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church from 4-8 pm on Friday, Feb. 23, and from 10 a.m. Saturday until the funeral hour.
Hornbeak Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Published in The Messenger 2.21.23