Mildred “Mickey” Kerby Ireland, 82, of Aurora died Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, at CarolinaEast Medical Center. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, Oct. 26, at Bryant Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. David Linton officiating. Interment will follow immediately in Sandhill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Arrangements by Bryant Funeral Home & Crematory, Alliance.