Obituary of Mettie Florence Kirby

Graveside services for Mettie “Mo” Kirby, 88, Tyler will be held on Saturday, November 8, 2014 at 3:00 pm at Resthaven Memorial Cemetery in Lubbock with Reverend Keeny Dickenson officiating under the direction of Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home, Overton. Mrs. Kirby died Wednesday, November 5, 2014 in Tyler. She was born April 26, 1926 in Tatum, New Mexico to the late James Robert Dickenson and the late Mettie Edna (Petty) Dickenson. She married James Windle Kirby in Lubbock. She moved to Tyler in 1999 and attended the Northside Baptist Church in Mineola. She also worked as an LVN for many years. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband James Windel Kirby. Survivors include her son Jim Kirby of Tyler; daughter and son in law, Kay and Doug Knowles of Tyler; granddaughters, Laura Jackson and Christy Johnson of Tyler; and Amy O’Neal of Ohio; six great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorials in Mettie’s name can be made to: Northside Baptist Church 1718 N. Pacific St. Mineola, Texas 75773