Grace Kirby Brooks, 92, of Falmouth, KY, passed away on Thursday, January 15, 2015, at the Cedar Ridge Health Campus in Cynthiana. Born in Pendleton County, KY on April 20, 1922, she was a daughter of the late William Joseph and Sarah Elizabeth Perry Kirby. On August 19, 1943, she married Henry Brooks, and her dear husband of 49 years preceded her in death on December 6, 1992.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two sisters: Mary Catherine Kirby (Robert Ellis ) Ashcraft and Gertrude Coletta Kirby (Harold) Wright.
She was a homemaker, an employee at the former 3L Restaurant in Falmouth, and a lifelong member of St. Francis Xavier Church in Falmouth.
She is survived by three nephews: Richard “Dicky” Allen (Betty Doll) Wright of Falmouth, KY, Gary Michael (Linda Simpson) Wright of Lexington, KY, and William Gregory (Maddelyn Concetta DeBartolo) Ashcraft of St. Catherines Canada; two nieces: Ann Marie (Claude Christian Von Plato) Ashcraft of Los Angeles, CA and Anita Riley (Gary) Southerland of Morgantown, KY; and several grand and great nieces and nephews.
The visitation will be from 10-12 noon on Tuesday, January 20, 2015, at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 12 noon at St. Francis Xavier Church, 202 Second Street, Falmouth, KY 41040, with Rev. Gregory Bach officiating. Interment will take place in the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Falmouth.
Memorials are suggested to St. Francis Xavier Church.
Grace Kirby Brooks, 92, of Falmouth, KY, passed away on Thursday, January 15, 2015, at the Cedar Ridge Health Campus in Cynthiana. Born in Pendleton County, KY on April 20, 1922, she was a daughter of the late William Joseph and Sarah Elizabeth Perry Kirby. On August 19, 1943, she married Henry Brooks, and her dear husband of 49 years preceded her in death on December 6, 1992.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two sisters: Mary Catherine Kirby (Robert Ellis ) Ashcraft and Gertrude Coletta Kirby (Harold) Wright.
She was a homemaker, an employee at the former 3L Restaurant in Falmouth, and a lifelong member of St. Francis Xavier Church in Falmouth.
She is survived by three nephews: Richard “Dicky” Allen (Betty Doll) Wright of Falmouth, KY, Gary Michael (Linda Simpson) Wright of Lexington, KY, and William Gregory (Maddelyn Concetta DeBartolo) Ashcraft of St. Catherines Canada; two nieces: Ann Marie (Claude Christian Von Plato) Ashcraft of Los Angeles, CA and Anita Riley (Gary) Southerland of Morgantown, KY; and several grand and great nieces and nephews.
The visitation will be from 10-12 noon on Tuesday, January 20, 2015, at Woodhead Funeral Home, Falmouth. Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 12 noon at St. Francis Xavier Church, 202 Second Street, Falmouth, KY 41040, with Rev. Gregory Bach officiating. Interment will take place in the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Falmouth.
Memorials are suggested to St. Francis Xavier Church.
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