Funeral services celebrating the life of Shirley Kirkham will be held Saturday, September 12, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. with visitation beginning at noon at Rose Neath Funeral Home Chapel in Minden, Louisiana. Officiating will be Bro. Dee Anders. Interment will follow at Brushwood Cemetery in Dubberly, Louisiana. 

Shirley was born January 4, 1937, in Hall Summit, Louisiana and went to her heavenly home September 9, 2026, in Minden, Louisiana. 

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Roy Kirkham, son, Justin Kirkham, three brothers, and son-in-law, Donald Thompson. 

She is survived by her daughters, Linda Thompson, Brenda Anders (Dee Anders), Judy Daniel, and Renee Thomas (Steve Thomas), brothers, J.D. Bogus, Jr, and Eddie Bogues, nine grandchildren, and numerous great and great great-grandchildren.