Grace Lindsey

Irby

Obituary

Grace Lindsey Irby, 74, of Tifton died Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at her residence. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, April 3, 2009, in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Dr. Fred Evers will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Thursday, April 2, 2009, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals.

Mrs. Irby was born on August 23, 1934 in Tift County and was the daughter of Roy E. Lindsey and Zelda Harrison Lindsey, both deceased. She was a homemaker and a member of Northside Baptist Church in Tifton. She loved gardening and playing bridge. She was a former real estate agent in Columbia, South Carolina.

Mrs. Irby is survived by her husband, Roy Irby, of Tifton; one daughter and son-in-law, Pamela Irby Vinzan and her husband, Ted, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; two brothers, Buddy Lindsey of Tifton and Johnny Lindsey of Tifton; and two sisters, Ruth Bailey of Tifton and Sue Hester of Tifton.