Linda Kirby Blakes

Mrs. Linda Kirby Blakes, 58, died Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011. She was born Aug. 4, 1953, in Oxford, Miss., to the late James Kirby Jr. and Gladys Kirby.

Mrs. Blakes leaves her husband, Gilbert Blakes of Newark, Ohio;

One son, Scotty Wells of Newark;

Six sisters, Edna Rogers, Connie Webb and Sheri Nash of Blytheville, Cathy Bonner of Newark, Teresa Kirby of Streamwood, Ill., and Tawanda Kirby of Memphis;

Four brothers, James Kirby of Orange, Va., L.C. Kirby of Blytheville and Dennis Kirby and Michael Kirby of Newark; and

Six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Graveside services will be held at noon Saturday at Memory Gardens Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 10 a.m.-noon Saturday at Wilson Funeral Home of Blytheville.