Linda Kirby

Gaffney, SC - - Linda Davenport Kirby, 73, of 186 Walnut Hill Farm Road, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, January 20, 2025 at her residence.

Born in York, SC, she was the widow of the late Richard Paul "Ricky" Kirby and daughter of the late Mack Davenport and Annie Long Davenport. She retired from textiles and was a member of Pacolet Road Baptist Church. She loved her family, friends, her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, gardening, cooking and crafting.

Surviving are two daughters, Ann Wheat and Sheila Johnson, both of Gaffney; one brother; two sisters; four grandchildren, Malinda Kirby (fiancé Dallas Vickers), Leigh Wheat, Brittany Johnson (fiancé Jamie Henson) and Brandon Johnson; two great-grandchildren, Adrian Smith and Sadie Smith; numerous nieces and nephews.  In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Mike Davenport and a sister, Ruth Upton.

Graveside services will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, January 24, 2025 in Oakland Cemetery with Mr. Ashby Blakely officiating.  The family will receive friends following the service at the graveside.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Alzheimer's Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, D.C. 20090-6011.

The family will be at the residence, 186 Walnut Hill Farm Road, Gaffney, SC 29340.

An online guest register is available at www.blakelyfuneralhome.com

Blakely Funeral Home & Crematory, Gaffney, SC