Kathryn Denise Leird

Kathryn Denise Leird obituary, Covington, TN

Kathryn Denise Leird

Kathryn Leird Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home on Nov. 10, 2025.

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Kathy passed away on November 8, 2025, peacefully in her sleep at home while surrounded by her family. Kathy leaves behind to cherish her memory her two sons: Reuben Charles Miller (Kacie) and George Robert Leird, Jr. She is survived by her 2 sisters; Adrianna (Chris) Wolfe, Serena (Aaron) Williams, and 2 brother; James (Sharon) Boyd and Joshua (Freida) Boyd, as well as 5 nephews; Wayne Wolfe, John Wolfe, Brennen Boyd, Dalton Williams, and TJ Morris, and 6 nieces; Shirley Vanstory, Amber Gay, Victoria Bickford, Jaylynd Prince, Rebecca Bickford and Amerlee Boyd.
Kathy is preceded in death by her parents; Leroy and Shirley Boyd, her husband, George Robert Leird, Sr., as well as her nephew, Michael Wolfe.
Services will be held at Maley Yarbrough Funeral Home on Saturday November 15, 2025, visitations 10a-12, funeral at 12 with interment to follow at Walton Cemetery. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Kathryn, please visit our floral store.

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