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     Nell was born at Dallas, Alabama, on 1 September 1917.¹ She married Charles Lee Tabb , Jr. at Escambia County, Florida, on 24 March 1940. Nell Vines died on 2 September 2001 at age 84.¹ She was buried after 2 September 2001 at Bayview Memorial Park, Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida.¹

     James was born at Blakely, Early County, Georgia, on 16 November 1925. He married Rosalie Yancey on 22 December 1946. James Kenneth Tabb died on 7 June 2011 at DeKalb General Hospital, Decatur, Georgia, at age 85. J. Kenneth Tabb, 85: Scouting mentor to many
By J.E. Geshwiler
For the AJC
When Kenneth Tabb in 2003 received Scouting's highest honor for adult leadership, the Silver Beaver award, he got numerous letters from Scouts whom he had mentored as long ago as the 1960s letting him know what a positive impact he had on their lives.
"The letters meant more to Dad than the award," said his son, Tom Tabb of Conyers, like his father a Scout leader and like his two brothers, Bob Tabb of Covington and Jim Tabb of Dade City, Fla., an Eagle Scout. Similarly, their late sister, ElaineTabb Mullinax, attained the Girl Scouts' highest rank.
A measure of how much the senior Mr. Tabb valued Scouting, said Bob Tabb, "is how long Dad continued to guide Scouts years and years after my brothers and I grew up."
Mr. Tabb's specialty was giving civics lessons preparing Scouts to earn merit badges for citizenship.
"Dad was devoted to our country and its institutions of self-government," said Tom Tabb. "Over the years he took hundreds of Scouts to public meetings of the Georgia legislature, county boards and school boards. He would tell them beforehand what to look for and answer their questions afterward about what they had observed."
Mr. Tabb wasn't averse to the more rugged aspects of Scouting. Bob Tabb recalled hiking twice with his father to the top of Blood Mountain, Georgia's second highest. " It was hard enough for a kid to do it, harder still for a middle-aged man, but Dad did it," he said.
Tom Tabb said that on many a camping trip his father also accepted without complaint half-cooked food grilled over an open fire and summer heat that he, a native south Georgian, never got used to.
Mr. Tabb didn't devote his time entirely to good-citizen Scouts. For several years he was a volunteer providing counsel to young probationers in DeKalb County.
"Ten years ago," Tom Tabb said. "Dad received a letter from one of them saying he had straightened out his life, had married and started a business, all of which he credited to the encouragement and direction in life that Dad had given him."
J. Kenneth Tabb, 85, died Tuesday at DeKalb General Hospital of respiratory failure. His funeral is 1 p.m. Saturday at Briarcliff United Methodist Church with interment to follow at Floral Hills Memory Garden. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the church, 4105 Briarcliff Rd. NE, Atlanta, GA 30345. A.S. Turner & Sons funeral home is in charge of arrangements.
Born and reared in Blakely, Mr. Tabb attended Georgia Tech before entering the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1944 and serving at a base in Texas. Jim Tabb said his father later joked with his family that he never allowed the forces of the Japanese Empire east of the Mississippi.
After World War II, Mr. Tabb completed his schooling at Emory University and began his career in business managing an auto service store in Decatur. "One day one of his customers suggested Dad should go into insurance, and not long afterward, Dad did," said Jim Tabb.
"Dad started his insurance agency from scratch," said Tom Tabb, "combing newspaper wedding announcements for prospective customers with our mother's help, calling on them to sell insurance for the gifts the newlyweds had received or life policies for breadwinners. When Dad returned from a sales call with a barbecue sandwich in hand for Mom, that was his signal that he had made a sale. We've instituted an annual Barbecue Sandwich sales award at our agency to honor that custom."
The agency has grown to five metro locations and 6,000 clients, Tom Tabb said.
For nearly as long as Mr. Tabb was a Scout leader, he was a bedrock for the Briarcliff United Methodist Church. He was chairman of its board of trustees, founder of a young couples class, a tenor in its choir, a Sunday school teacher and its historian, writing a book about it titled, "The Birth of a Church, 1960-1998."
Its current pastor, the Rev. Lisa Derrick, said Mr. Tabb held every leader's position the church has. "He did the hard work of leadership -- not just presiding over meetings but preparing beforehand, listening to diverse opinions. He was such an exemplary person that he brought out the best in others," she said.
Survivors also include his wife of 64 years, Rosalie Tabb, 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. He was buried on 11 June 2011 at Floral Hills Memory Garden, Tucker, Georgia.

     Rosalie was born at Fulton County, Georgia, on 12 July 1928. She married James Kenneth Tabb on 22 December 1946. Rosalie Yancey died on 12 April 2015 at age 86.¹ She was buried on 15 April 2015 at Floral Hills Memory Gardens, Tucker, DeKalb County, Georgia.¹

     She resided. Elaine Tabb died. She married Barry Mullinax. Elaine was born at Fulton County, Georgia, on 12 September 1955.

     Shirley was born at Houston, Alabama, on 3 April 1928. She died on 28 May 2009 at Tega Cay, South Carolina, at age 81.

     Claudia died. She married Earnest Cadle.¹ Claudia was born at Miller County, Georgia, on 28 August 1890. She married Preston Dellon Cook at Early County, Georgia, on 15 December 1906.²

     Preston was born on 3 September 1883. He married Claudia Bell Tabb at Early County, Georgia, on 15 December 1906.¹ Preston died on 10 May 1936 at age 52.

     He married Claudia Bell Tabb.¹ Earnest died. Earnest was born.

     Patrick was born at Miller County, Georgia, in 1908. Patrick died in September 1965.

     Loucile was born at Miller County, Georgia, in 1909. Her body was interred in 1921 at Miller/Early Counties, Georgia, at Tabb Family Cemetery. Loucile died in 1921.

     James died. James was born at Miller County, Georgia, in 1912.

     Francis was born at Early County, Georgia, on 15 August 1914. Francis died in September 1967 at age 53.

     Edna was born at Early County, Georgia, on 5 December 1916. Her body was interred in 1933 at Miller/Early Counties, Georgia, at Tabb Family Cemetery. Edna died in 1933.

     Dora died. Dora was born at Early County, Georgia, on 6 January 1919.

     Preston died. Preston was born at Early County, Georgia.

     Syble died. Syble was born at Early County, Georgia.

     Jimmie died. She married Robert Louis Hensley. Jimmie was born in 1893.

     He married Jimmie Tabb. Robert died. Robert was born.

     Robert died. Robert was born.

     Elizabeth died. Elizabeth was born.

     Evermae Tabb and Hugh Powell were divorced Mid 1950s.¹ She married Hugh Powell.¹ Evermae was born at Colquitt, Miller County, Georgia, on 12 May 1896.¹ Evermae died on 10 August 1991 at Colquitt, Miller County, Georgia, at age 95.¹ She was buried after 10 August 1991 at Powell Family Cemetery, Miller County, Georgia.¹

     Hugh Powell and Evermae Tabb were divorced Mid 1950s.¹ He married Evermae Tabb.¹ Hugh Powell was employed.¹ He married Imone Grimes.¹ Hugh was born at Miller County, Georgia, on 28 August 1886.¹ He died on 7 June 1963 at Miller County, Georgia, at age 76.¹

     Jackie was born at Colquitt, Miller County, Georgia, on 13 September 1931.¹ He died on 23 April 1984 at Escambia County, Florida, at age 52.¹ He was buried after 23 April 1984 at Colquitt, Miller County, Georgia.¹

     Annie died. She married Harry Franklin. Annie was born in 1897.

     He married Annie Elizabeth Tabb. Harry died. Harry was born.

     Earl died.¹ Earl was born in 1899.

     Winnie died. She married Seah Spence. Winnie was born in 1901.

     He married Winnie Lou Tabb. Seah died. Seah was born.

     Ethel died. She married J. C. Glover. Ethel was born in 1904.

     He married Ethel Marie Tabb. J. died. J. was born.