Mareda Elizabeth "Beth" Kirby, 41, of Jones Creek passed away suddenly on Sunday, February 5, 2023, in Gray, TN.  Beth was born on March 10, 1981 in Harlan County and had lived here most of her life.  She loved to draw and color, but more than anything, she loved her grandchildren.  She believed in the Baptist faith.

Beth is preceded in death by her grandfathers, Charles Kirby and Dean Osborne; and a special uncle, Troy King.

Survivors include her mother and step-father, Mareda Gayle Kirby Long and husband, Charles, Evarts; father and step-mother, Willard Dean Osborne, Jr. and wife, Rita, North Carolina; three daughters, Abragail Young and husband, Nathan, Middlesboro; Lauren Kirby and companion, Christopher Short, Middlesboro; and Autum Kirby and fiancé, Dakota Peace, Kenvir; two sisters, Jannell Blevins and husband, Brandon, Harlan; and Jenna Clausel and husband, Timothy, Earlville, IL; three brothers, Gary Dale Kirby and wife, Natasha, Jones Creek; Jared Long and wife, Bethany, Kenvir;  and Brandon Osborne, Earlville, IL.  Also left to mourn her passing are her three grandchildren, Grayson Short, Londyn Young and Natalie Young; her grandmothers, Elizabeth Joy Kirby, Jones Creek and Ethel Osborne, Earlville, IL; her step-grandmother, Alice Middleton, Jones Creek; aunts and uncles, Rhonda King, Jones Creek; Tommy and Lisa Witt, London; Steve Osborne, Scott Osborne and Ann Marie Manahan, all of Earlville, IL; and a host of nieces, nephews, other family and friends.

Visitation for Beth will be held on Saturday from 5 until 8 pm at the Evarts Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be conducted on Sunday, February 12, 2023, at 2 pm in the Chapel of the Evarts Funeral Home with Pastor Danny McCreary officiating.

Burial will follow in the Rainbow Cemetery on Jones Creek with her family and friends serving as pallbearers.

Evarts Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Beth Kirby.