Stephen Sharron Kirk
Idabel, Oklahoma
February 8, 1859
November 22, 1931
Age: 71
Married April 1884
Epitaph Here
Oklahoma,
Wednesday, November 25, 1931
S.
S. KIRK DIED LAST SUNDAY MORNING
The
Gazette is again called upon to chronicle the death of one of our best and most
worthy citizens, S. S. Kirk, who has been a citizen of this county for twenty
years. He was regarded as one of
our foremost business men. He came
here from DeQueen, Ark., and entered the mercantile business at Garvin, where he
sold goods for a number of years. He
possibly had more acquaintances and friends here and in Sevier County, Ark.,
than any man in the county or Sevier county.
Mr.
Kirk was born in Alabama and moved with his parents to Arkansas, being one of
the early settlers in Southwest Arkansas. He
was 73 (sic) years of age. Mr. Kirk was
married in April, 1884 and eight children were born to this union, all of whom
survive him. He moved with his
family to Garvin in 1910, and entered the mercantile business where he sold
goods until 1918 when he moved to Idabel and lived for a number of years, his
daughters graduating from the Idabel school, he then moved to Dallas where they
might finish their education. After
four or five years he removed to McCurtain county settling at Cisco where he has
since looked after his farm interest. His
life has been outstanding.
He
is survived by his wife and eight children, two girls at home and Mrs. R. H.
Jackson, Mrs. J.W. White, Mrs. C. B. Greer, all of Dallas, Texas; Mrs. Evlin
Roberts of Cisco, G. L. Kirk and J.B. Kirk of Idabel, and ten grandchildren, all
of whom were here in attendance at the funeral, except Geo. Louis Kirk, Jr., son
of Mr. And Mrs. G. L. Kirk, who is on the ship, “Colorado” stationed at San
Diego, Calif., and was unable to attend.
Funeral
services were held at the First Baptist Church Monday morning at 11:00
o’clock, conducted by Rev. R. -----comb, pastor.
There was a large crowd ( of friends) of the family in attendance at the
services to pay their last tribute to this noble man. The nice flowers, which were many, was a great token of
respect and love for him and his excellent family.
The funeral was in charge of the Idabel Funeral Home.