Grady Kirk's Obituary
Rudder Funeral Home 256-437-2971
P. O. Box 525, 45015 Alabama Highway 277
Stevenson, AL 35772
www.rudderfuneralhomes.com
Grady Don Kirk, Sr.
May 13, 1936 ~ February 19, 2012
Stevenson, AL
Grady Don Kirk, Sr. 75 of Hilliard, FL formerly of Stevenson, AL, went to be with the Lord on February 19, 2012 at St. Vincent Hospital South Side in Jacksonville, FL. Grady was the son of the late Willis Gilbert and Beatrice Bice Kirk born May 13, 1936 in Stevenson, Alabama. He had worked at Jacobs Mfg, Bridgeport Lumber and Crating and had been a dairyman during his lifetime. Grady was a loving husband and father. He was an avid Atlanta Braves fan and a Tampa Bay Rays fan.
Grady was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years Joyce Imogene Goff Kirk; father Willis Kirk; mother Beatrice Bice Kirk Melton and sister Mary Hogwood.
Survivors include his children: Grady (Nancy) Kirk, Donald (Mary) Kirk all of Bryceville, FL, Matthew (Tina) Kirk of Keystone Heights, FL, Jeannie (Raymond) Hess of Hilliard, FL; sisters: Martha Kimbrell of Jacksonville, FL, Joyce Free and son DeWayne Free of Ider, AL; a lot of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Visitation will be Friday, 5-9 PM CT at Rudder Funeral Home in Stevenson, AL. The Funeral will be Saturday, February 25, at 11 AM CT at Edgefield Union Church in Stevenson, AL. Interment will be at the Shipp Cemetery in the Big Coon Community of Stevenson, Alabama. www.rudderfuneralhomes.com.
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