Thelma Hazel Kirby Obituary

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.