Mrs. Joye Ruth Birkes

Joye Ruth Birkes was born on October 28, 1937 to Howard and Vida Kelley. She had one sister, Jean Presley. She married Jerry Birkes on August 31, 1957 in Miami, Oklahoma. They had four children, Teresa Waller (Steve), David, Susan and Kelley. They were blessed with four grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, sister and daughter-in-law.

She was a homemaker and baby sat many children is south Kansas City. She had a special place in her heart for her "adopted boys" Tobey and Ethan. She worked in the Girl Scouts and in the Boy Scouts. Joye was afraid to fly! She enjoyed bowling, but, most of all she enjoyed her family.