
Sarah Jane Kirksey
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Sarah Jane Kirksey passed peacefully on December 22nd surrounded by her family on their small farm in Dickerson, Maryland.
She was born December 29, 1947, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. In 1969 she married Will Kirksey, who she met while both were working at the Oak Ridge nuclear facility. At Otterbein College she majored in music and after working with deaf children as a social worker she was inspired to become an audiologist. As an adult she moved to Florida, back to Tennessee, and then to Ohio before settling in Montgomery County in 1990.
She was a devoted and kind mother, who interrupted her career to care for two children: Eben (born in 1976) and Kate (born in 1980). In the Washington area she is known as a successful small business owner. After founding Hearing Heath Care in 1996, she compassionately cared for a community of patients. Jane Kirksey had a life-long passion for the outdoors and especially enjoyed hiking, paddling, and relaxing at the beach. She moved to Dickerson in 2017 with her husband Will and her daughter Kate, and her first grandchild Luke (born 2016). Her second grandson, Henry, was born in April 2020. She was excited about using the farm to create a legacy for her family. Jane enjoyed strolls through the farm fields with goats, chickens, and especially her grandchildren.
A celebration of her life is being planned for summer.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations in her honor to either Riverworks Art Center (riverworksart.org) or WUMCO Help (wumcohelp.org), our local charity.

