Kirby & Lettie were married November 1929. They were married 45 years when Kirby passed away. They had 12 boys and 6 girls, their oldest a son was born in 1931 and is still living. Their youngest Marilyn was born in 1960 and is still living.

They lost 4 sons and 2 grandchildren during their time together. Dewey Edward was age 18, Doyle was age 25, Charles Kirby was 3 months old. Their 2 grandchildren both died as babies, Linda June Honeycutt was 3 months. Leonard Kirby Honeycutt was only 4 days old. This was a great loss for them but they pulled through their losses together and became stronger.

Lettie went through more deaths in the family alone and each time she would pray for the strength to carry on and wish that Kirby was by her side. She lost a son Floyd Wayne aka Pete at the age of 42, a grandson James Wayne Honeycutt at 22. She also lost a very special son-in-law Larry Dale Upton at the age of 47. There were more deaths after Lettie passed on, but Lettie received her wish that she never have to bury another of her children.

Kirby and Lettie had the kind of relationship that was made of love and respect for each other. When in a crowd you would notice their eyes meeting and an understanding pass between them. They didn’t need words to express themselves to each other because their years together of sharing and caring had bonded them to each other in a way that no words could ever do. They understood the other with just a look or a gesture; it was a very special relationship that they shared.

Kirby was 8 years older than Lettie and she was only 16 when they were married. They worked together, played together and grew up together. They felt that their best accomplishments was their children; family was always the most important factor in their lives. Kirby was Head of Household in all aspects of speaking and Lettie generously carried out his wishes and expectations to the very best of her ability.

A story that was shared by Lettie with one of her children was about a kerosene lamp. During the first years of their marriage, Lettie had a lamp without a globe. She was in the kitchen cooking one evening when Kirby came in with his hand behind his back. She was curious about what he was up to but continued with her cooking as they talked, the whole time Kirb’s hand was behind his back. He finally came up behind her and gave her a kiss on the neck and told her that his home was wherever she was. He then pulled his hand from behind his back and handed her a globe that had "Home Sweet Home" written on it.

Another of her stories:  When she would be making doughnuts, Kirb would sidle up to the cabinet and place his back to the doughnuts and stand talking to her while she fried the doughnuts. When he would get ready to leave he would back away from her until he got to the door and as he would turn around she would see that he had been ringing doughnuts onto his fingers while he stood talking. She so enjoyed his antics and never got cross with him over them. Their children who had witnessed this would try to pull the same stunt and would get into trouble and ran out of the kitchen.

Kirby and Lettie always sat side-by-side at the dining table, which was one of their favorite times of the day. They loved sitting at the table with all their children and in later years their grandchildren, sharing stories. Lettie loved watching her family enjoy the meal that she had prepared for them, and Kirby loved seeing if he could out eat everyone at the table. There was one of their sons-in-law that truly enjoyed that game with Kirby, and Lettie knew that she had to prepare a bit extra when he was there for a meal.