Photo courtesy of A. Vest & Sons Funeral Home - White Gate/Pearisburg
Pearisburg, Virginia
May 31, 1927 – Oct 23, 2024
THELMA HAZEL KIRBY, 97, of Bland, VA, passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at Highland Ridge Rehab Center. She was born May 31,1927 in Bland County, the daughter of the late Amos & Dolly Breedlove.
Hazel attended church at Central Church. She worked at the Dublin Powder Plant and was a clerk at Thompson’s Store at the Slide.
She enjoyed playing guitar with her husband and they played for dances held at the Old School House at the Slide. Her love for music carried on into her later years and she enjoyed attending the local music events around the county.
She enjoyed playing croquet and playing many different card games, but most of all, she enjoyed Wednesday night Rook games with her neighbors.
Hazel was preceded in death by her parents, Amos Rel & Dolly May Durham Breedlove, her loving husband of 65 years, Davis Kirby, her stepson, Charles (“Tommy”) Kirby, her siblings, Virginia Lester, Dixie Blankenship, Edna Baker and Kenny Breedlove and her grandson, Charles Anthony Tickle.
Left to cherish her memory are her daughter & son-in-law, Joann Morgan-Jackson (Dale); her grandchildren, Tammy Diane Griffith (Mike Umbarger), Michael Smelser, David Kirby and Shane Smelser (Melissa); her great-grandchildren, Latasha Smelser, Ashley Osborne, Michaela Griffith, Dakota Smelser, Angelea Smelser, Tony Kirby and Bill Kirby; 9 great-great-grandchildren; her special nephew, Kevin Breedlove; and several nieces, nephews and special friends.
Graveside services will be held Monday, October 28, 2024, at 2:00 P.M. at Mechanicsburg Cemetery with Rev. Darlene Marshall officiating.
The Kirby family is in the care of A. Vest & Sons Funeral Home, White Gate, avestandsons.com, (540) 921-2985.
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APRILGRIERSON TERESAHOLLENCZER
October 31, 2024 | Owings, MD
So sorry to hear about Hazel's passing. She will be greatly missed and fondly remembered. She was a great aunt, and I will miss her phone calls. Thinking of JoAnn and her family.
Kathy Nelson
October 26, 2024 | Bland, VA | Family
Years ago when I was just a kid, my mom and dad used to visit Hazel and Davis fairly often to play cards. I think they played Rook and Setback mostly. I don’t think betting was involved, but I wasn’t there, so I don’t know for sure. My mom only liked to play cards with people who took the game seriously. Hazel and Davis were apparently good at card games, because my parents would never turn down an invite to go play cards with them.
Robert Alan Tickle
October 25, 2024 | Youngsville, NC | Friend
Hazel's laugh and sense of humor is what I will remember most when I think of her. I will miss calling her out of the blue and singing on her answering machine until she decided I was a caller who was worthy of her picking up the phone. From the moment I met Hazel, she welcomed me with open arms and was always so kind to me. I definitely NEVER left her house hungry, that is a fact! To the family, I love Hazel and love you all. I am so very sorry for your loss.
Sherry Lilley
October 25, 2024 | Waynesboro, VA | Friend
