Jessie G. Kirkbride, 106, was born on January 18, 1915 in Kansas City, Missouri, died February 22, 2021 in Shawnee, Kansas.
She was predeceased by her husband, C.R. Kirkbride in 1975, her son Gary L. Edwards of Kansas City, Missouri in 2020 and her step-son, Robert Kendall Kirkbride of Los Angeles, California.
She and her husband were charter members of Rolling Hills Presbyterian Church in Overland Park. She was an elder and a deacon in the church and served as the wedding coordinator for 25 years.
Mrs. Kirkbride was an office manager for Prudential Insurance Company where she was employed for 29 years. She was a bookkeeper for Woolf Brothers before she retired in 1990. She was a member of the Baptist Lutheran Medical Center Auxiliary and past president of that organization. She also was a volunteer at the hospital for many years. She served as a volunteer at the Johnson County Community College.
Memorial services will be held at the church and a private burial will be at Mount Moriah Cemetery South.
The family requests no flowers and suggests contributions to Rolling Hills and Wayside Waifs.