Ollie (Holcomb) Kirby

Ollie (Holcomb) Kirby 88 years of age, died Wednesday January 28, 2015 at Lincoln Hills Health Care. Ollie was born July 3, 1926 in Letcher County Kentucky to the late Edward and Ella (Cornett) Holcomb. She was the widow of Chester Kirby and a server for some 40 years with Pryors Restaurant and the Seelbach Hotel. Ollie loved flowers and gardening, but most of all her daughter and family. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and siblings Walter Holcomb, Mary VanZant and Rowena Kimple. Ollie will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her family and all who knew her.

Survivors include her daughter, Marilyn Stratton Smith and husband Christopher; siblings, Faye Duncan, Mae Brown, and Edward Holcomb Jr.; grandchildren, Pathersa (Terri) Curtis, Michael Wright, Stephen Wright, Christopher Smith Jr.; great grandchildren, Lauren and Noah.

Visitation will be 2:00 pm until 8:00 pm Friday and after 9:00 am Saturday at Kraft Funeral Service, 708 E. Spring Street, New Albany, Indiana. Her Funeral Service will be noon Saturday January 31st, at the Kraft Spring St. Chapel with burial in Chapel Hill Cemetery Floyds Knobs, Indiana..

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to Catholic Charities.