CHARLENE “SARGE” (MANUEL) CABLE KIRKBRIDE

Charlene Kirkbride

Charlene KirkbrideCharlene “Sarge” Kirkbride, 91, of Vermont died at 7:11 p.m. Jan. 25, 2020, at the Rushville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rushville.

She was born Dec. 27, 1928, in Kewanee, the daughter of Herman Bryan and Fairy Amsfeld Lane Manuel. She first married Charles Richard Cable. He preceded her in death on Dec. 22, 1960. She later married Charles Kirkbride in 1964. He survives.

Also surviving are three children, Vickie (and John) Ruppel of Beardstown, Patsy Reedy of Ipava and Jeffrey “Kim” Cable of Browning; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by one brother, Paul Hugh Manuel.

She was a graduate of Astoria High School and the Macomb Beauty School. She worked at Wells-Lamont in Beardstown, Gayman Dog Kennels in Roseville and Modern Woodmen. She became a beauty operator and had Charlene’s Beauty Shop in Vermont for 15 years. She moved to Indianapolis, Ind., for eight years before returning to Vermont in 1992.

She was a member of Browning Church of Christ.

Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Browning Cemetery, near Browning with John Ruppel officiating. Burial will follow. Wood Funeral Home in Rushville is in charge of arrangements.

Memorials may be made to her church.

Condolences may be sent to www.woodfh.net.

 

Published in the Astoria South Fulton Argus on 1/29/2020

 

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