Marjorie Irene Kirby, age 90, a resident of Umpire, Ark., died Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, at Dierks Health and Rehab.
She was born Aug. 7, 1934, in Board Camp, Ark. She was a member of Mt. View Baptist Church. She graduated from Mena High School where she played basketball and scored 52 points in one game. She loved spending time with her family and enjoyed visits with her parents and siblings. She was an avid Arkansas Razorback Basketball fan and enjoyed gardening. She also enjoyed going to basketball games with Reese and watching her girls play ball.
Mrs. Kirby was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Irene (Looney) Bryan; her husband, Reese D. Kirby; sister, Armel Waddell; brother, Durward Bryan and daughter, Joyce Ann Kirby.
She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Jan and Charles Loyd of Cabot, Ark., and Kay and Terry Adams of Umpire, Ark.; two sisters and brothers-in-law, June and Dudley Henderson of Fort Smith, Ark., Brenda and Gene Hodges of North Little Rock, Ark.; two granddaughters and their spouses, Kim and Clint Morgan of Fayetteville, Ark., Lauren and Braden Pennington of Umpire; three great-grandchildren; Drew Morgan of Fayetteville, Sloane and Slate Pennington of Umpire, one niece and one nephew.
Graveside funeral services for Mrs. Kirby will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, at Burg Cemetery in Umpire, Ark., with Clint Morgan officiating, under the direction of Wilkerson Funeral Home in Dierks.
The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, at Wilkerson Funeral Home in Dierks, Arkansas.
You may leave a condolence online at www.wilkersonfuneralhomes.com.
