MR. JAMES EDWARD (ED) KIRBY, age 72, of Sunnydale Road, Summerville, Georgia, passed away Sunday morning, July 26, 2026, in a Rome hospital. A native of Chattooga County, Georgia, He was born on February 14, 1954, to the late Guss and Ruth Cook Kirby. Mr. Kirby was retired from industrial maintenance for Toyoto Tire. In addition to Parents, He was preceded in death by wife, the late Sherry Diane Miller Kirby, and siblings the late Judy Stancil, Scott Kirby, Jack Kirby, and Sue Ragland.

Surviving are sisters, Shirley (Twig) Hatcher, Nancy Brewster, and Nona Gruner; several Nieces and Nephews and beloved pets, Max Kirby and Lucy Kirby.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 P.M. from the J. D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Pastor Jeremy Stroop officiating, interment in Johnson Cemetery. Active Pallbearers Allen Keen, Chase Lively, Joseph Griffin, Jeff Keen, Ty Hutchins, and Travis Stacy; Honorary Pallbearer, Denver Martin. The Family will receive friends Wednesday from 1 until 2 P.M. at the Funeral Home.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements for Mr. James Edward (Ed) Kirby who passed away Sunday