V. Louise Kirby, 84, Gallipolis, OH, died on Saturday, May 27, 2006 at the Arbors of Gallipolis. She was born on October 30, 1921 in Shenandoah, VA, to the late Zulla W. Stanley Smith. Louise was married to Howard O. Kirby on August 3, 1940 and he preceded her in death on February 19, 1991. Louise was a homemaker and a member of the First Church of the Nazarene in Gallipolis, Ohio. Surviving are several nieces and nephews and a special niece Brenda S. Weaver, half sister Edna Abbott of Tucson, AZ. She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard O. Kirby, step father and mother Arthur Smith and Zulla W. Stanley Smith, half brother Frank Smith, half sisters, Joan Harvey and Anna May Dew. Services will be at 11:00 am, Wednesday, May 31, 2006 at the Willis Funeral Home with Pastor Eugene Harmon officiating. Burial will follow in the Pine Street Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6:00 until 8:00 pm Tuesday at the funeral home. The Kirby nephews will serve as pallbearers. Willis Funeral Home Gallipolis OH US Cemetery: 2006-05-31 Pine Street Cemetery Gallipolis OH US Visitation: 2006-05-30 18:00:00-20:00:00 Willis Funeral Home Gallipolis OH US Service: 2006-05-31 11:00:00 Willis Funeral Home Gallipolis OH US