Roanoke Times
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DATE: TUESDAY, March 19, 1991                   TAG: 9103190026
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: PRINCETON, W.VA.                                  LENGTH: Short

OBIT-KIRBY, P.

PRINCETON, W.VA. - Mrs. Pearl L. Kirby, 91, of the Glenwood Park area died Sunday, March 17, 1991 at Rockville, Md. Born Mary 31, 1899 at Dunns, W.Va. the daughter of the late J.H. and Sallie Lilly. She was a member of the First Christian Church in Princeton and was also a member of the American Legion Auxiliary in Princeton. She is preceded in death by her husband, Will Kirby; one daughter, Mrs. Sarah Kirby Malcolm; one son, John William Kirby and one brother, Ernest D. Lilly. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Mary Ernestine Price, Roanoke; Mrs. Jessie K. Kingrea, Grove City, Ohio; and Mrs. Barbara K. Rorrer, Rockville, Md.; sixteen grandchildren; thirteen-great grandchildren. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at the Burns Wornal Chapel of the Memorial Funeral Directory on the Athens Road, Princeton with the Rev. Gary Lyons officiating. Burial will follow in the Resthaven-Oakwood Cemetery in Princeton. Friends may call Wednesday from 1:00 p.m. until the time of services at the funeral home. The family request memorial contributions be made to the First Christian Church, P.O. Box 749, Princeton, W.Va. 24740.