Larned – James B. Kirby, 85, of Larned, Kansas passed away May 31, 2023 at Stormont Vail Trauma Center in Topeka, Kansas with injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.

He was born in Larned, Kansas on August 31, 1937 to Frank and Nellie Kirby.

He was preceded in death by: his parents, brother Dean Kirby, sister-in-law Glenda Kirby, wife Judith Kirby.

He married Judith Rice in 1960. Having four children, Jeanice Corbitt (Eric), Eudora, Kansas, Jackie Hardesty (Randy), Kinsley, Kansas, Jill Young (Chris), Wichita, Kansas, Jamie Kirby (Caci), Larned, Kansas.

Later he married Margery Salmans McCubbin in 1994. Children: Sharla Clark (Kent) Hutchinson, Kansas, Keith McCubbin (Denise), Hutchinson, Kansas.

He had twenty-one grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren.

Jim was a farmer and rancher for over seventy years, loving the land. Retiring from farming and moving to town in 2019, he worked for Hi Pro Inc for four years delivering mail. He served six years in the Army National Guard and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, VFW, American Legion, and Pawnee County 4-H, all of Larned.

Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 10, 2023 at the First Presbyterian Church, Larned, with Pastor Bill Stapleton presiding. Visitation will be 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday, June 9, 2023 at Beckwith Mortuary, Larned with family present from 5-7 p.m. Burial will be in the Larned Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Pawnee County 4-H Foundation, First Presbyterian Church and Pawnee County EMS all in care of Beckwith Mortuary, PO Box 477, Larned, Kansas 67550. Personal condolences may be left at www.beckwithmortuary.com.