She was born on October 4, 1943, in Cades, South Carolina, to the late Woodrow Kirby and Isla Tyler Kirby.
She is survived by her daughter, Andrea “Missy” Frye and her husband, Chris Fournier; her son, James Mitchell Frye and his wife, Kaoru; and her four beloved grandchildren, Callan, Wesley, Hannah, and Mena.