James Leroy Kirk, age 66, passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2012, at Wichita County Health Center in Leoti, Kansas. Jim was born July 18, 1945 at Eads, Colorado, the son of James Eugene & Margaret Laverne Lane Kirk. He was a carpenter and had been a Leoti resident since 2008 moving from Kinsley, Kansas.
He was a veteran of the United States Navy serving in Viet Nam.
He was a lifetime member of the V.F.W.
On July 11, 1970, he married Sue Ellen Thornton.
Jim's surviving family includes- One son- Cody Kirk- Kelso, Washington One daughter- Kenna Sue Cuarenph- Milwaukee, Wisconsin One brother- Jerry Kirk- Kinsley, Kansas Five grandchildren
Memorial services will be held at 10:30 am Thursday, February 2, 2012 at the United Methodist Church in Leoti, Kansas with the Reverend Mike Howard officiating.
Inurnment will be in Leoti Cemetery in Leoti, Kansas.
There are no calling times.
Memorials by be given to the James Kirk Memorial Fund in Care of Price & Sons Funeral Home in Leoti, Kansas.