Olive Kirby

MARION, VIRGINIA --- OLIVE "IKE" FOSTER KIRBY, 95, passed away September 15, 2009. She was born on November 24, 1913 in Fulton Co., Pennsylvania, daughter of Edison and Annie Foster. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sam Kirby and two sons, Jack Kirby and John Kirby. She is survived by her daughter, Jane Kirby Willis, son-in-law, John Willis, daughter-in-law, Janet Kirby; eight grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church and the Marion Art League. She had a great love of sewing and other needle arts. Funeral services will be held Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at Grace United Methodist Church with Rev. Mike Teague officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday from 1:00 p.m. until time of the service at the church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to American Macular Degeneration Foundation, P. O. Box 515, Northampton, MA 01061-0515. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the family at www.seaverbrown.com. Seaver-Brown Funeral Service and Crematory is serving the Kirby family.