Clara Mae Kirby

MYRTLE BEACH | Clara Mae Kirby, age 74, wife of William E. Kirby of Blackstone Drive, died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2004 after a long illness.



Mrs. Kirby was born in Galloway, W.Va., a daughter of the late James S. Lopez and Mary Cerenzzi Lopez Montagne. She was a very active member of St. James Catholic Church and an avid gardener. Mr. and Mrs. Kirby moved from Berwyn Heights, Md. to Myrtle Beach in 1987. When you think of Clara, just think of all the things a wife, mother, and friend should be and she was all of these. She was predeceased by a sister Antonette Minni Nelson.



Surviving in addition to her husband of 54 years, are two sons, William (Bill) G. Kirby and his wife, Judy and James (Jay) R. Kirby and his wife, Robin all of Myrtle Beach; one daughter, Elizabeth Ann Fisher and her husband, James of Mechanicsville, Md.; one brother, Benito Lopez and his wife, Joyce of Manassas, Va.; one sister, Rosalind Cross of Oklahoma City, Okla.; five grandchildren, Cory Fisher, Aubrie Fisher, Jacob Kirby, Nicole Rabon and Tammy Ray; one great-grandson, David Wenglinsky;

and several nieces and nephews.



A mass of Christian burial will be 2 p.m. Saturday at St. James Catholic Church, with Father Rick Labrecque officiating. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery, directed by Goldfinch Funeral Home, Conway Chapel. The family will receive friends 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.



Sign a guest book at goldfinchfuneralhome.com or MyrtleBeachOnline.com.



Memorials may be sent to Hospice of Choice, 3300 4th Avenue, Conway, SC 29527 or the Lady's Guild of St. James Catholic Church, 1071 Academy Drive, Conway, SC 29526.