Obituary of Mary Ruth Kirby

Funeral services for Mary Ruth Kirby, age 89, of Roanoke will be held on Sunday, April 9, 2017, at 3:00 PM from Quattlebaum Funeral Chapel with Rev. David Daniel officiating. Burial will follow at Randolph Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2:00-3:00 on Sunday before services begin. Mrs. Kirby passed away Thursday, April 6, 2017, at Traylor’s Nursing Center. Survivors include one niece and two nephews, Freddie Jane Smith of Newnan, GA, Johnny Thompson of Savannah, GA, and Jimmy Smith of Wadley. Special thanks to Joanie Purdy for her special loving care. A Woodland native, Mrs. Kirby was born on July 2, 1927, the daughter of Shell W. and Verdie Green Smith. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Roanoke. Mrs. Kirby was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Charlie Ray Kirby. Online condolences may be expressed at www.quattlebaumfuneralhome.com.