Rita Kay Kirby of San Antonio, Texas passed away on August 4, 2021 at Crista Santa Rosa Hospital. She was born March 12, 1939 in Marshall, Illinois to Harmon and Helen Cooley Greenlee. In additions to her parents, Kay was preceded in death by her two sons, Derek and Daren; daughter, Darla; grandson, Justin; her sister, Barbara Heyen; her son-in-law, Ed Thornton and the father of her two great granddaughters, Jason Hernandez. She is survived by her son David (Kay); her granddaughters, Brandy (Luis), Amber,Ashleigh and Allison; great grandchildren, Victoria, Brooklyn, Audrina and Anthony. Also surviving is the father of her children, Darrell Kirby; nephews, Greg, Steve, Jeff and niece Crystal. Kay had been an assistant to two directors of Nursing Homes, one in Illinois and one in San Antonio and assisted her husband in the ownership of their funeral home in Southern Illinois. Graveside services will be 10:00 AM Saturday, Sept. 3rd in the Livingston Cemetery, rural Marshall, IL. Online condolences are being accepted at pearcefuneralservices.com.