Lydia Anthem Kirchner, 101, of Muscle Shoals, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2026. Visitation will be Tuesday, May 19, from 1:00 until 2:00 p.m. at Morrison Funeral Home, Tuscumbia. The funeral service will immediately follow in the funeral home chapel with Chris Miller officiating. Interment will be at Colbert Memorial Gardens.
Lydia was a long-time member of Highland Park Church of Christ. She later joined Eastwood Church of Christ. She is preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Millard Kirchner; sons, Sammie Neal Kirchner and Tommy Ray Kirchner; daughter – in – law, Wanda Joyce Kirchner; parents, Will and Willie Rickard Bolton; sisters, Katie Strickland, Elton Rickard, and Lula Taylor; brothers, Otis and Clovis Bolton.
She is survived by her son, Kenneth Kirchner (Diane); grandchildren, Misty Sager (Brian), Jeanie Kleiber (Jason), Skye Miller (Chris), and Colin Kirchner; great-grandchildren, Austin Sager (Ava), Parker Sager (Hayley), Makena Jones (Ben), Triana Sager, Jaysa Kleiber, Jessie Kleiber, Kyler Miller (Bryleigh), and Abegail Miller, Cooper Hanbery, Kaylee Fielder, and Tatum Ricks; and numerous nieces and nephews.
The pallbearers will be Brian Sager, Austin Sager, Parker Sager, Kyler Miller, and Ben Jones.
The family would like to give special thanks to all the staff and residents of Lauderdale Christian Nursing Home.
