Eva Kirk

View her Video Tribute: http://videos.lifetributes.com/279057Amory – Eva Caldwell Kirk, 98, died on Tuesday, January 24, 2012, at Carolina House, Morehead City, NC. Born on May 24, 1913, she was a daughter of the late John Edward and Fannie Bone Caldwell.Mrs. Kirk was born in Poteau, OK, but moved to Amory in 1935 where she met and married Joseph S. Kirk in 1936. As a homemaker, she also worked in Amory part-time as a clerk in a Five and Dime store, at Peoples Drug Store, and in a jewelry store. Having a deep faith in God, Mrs. Kirk was a member of the Methodist Church and for a time the Church of the Nazarene; she believed in prayer and in reading the Bible, using it as a guidebook for her life. A loving and cheerful lady, she was passionate about making disciples and bringing others to Christ. Mrs. Kirk was a former member of the Beta Sigma Phi sorority in Amory. She enjoyed church activities, spending time with her family and friends, playing golf, playing Bridge, knitting, sewing for others, and working picture puzzles. Mrs. Kirk enjoyed Gospel music and hymns and had the ability to make others smile.A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11 AM, Saturday, January 28 at E. E. Pickle Funeral Home with Rev. Warren Coile officiating. Burial will follow in Masonic Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Beckett and Evan Kirk, Mark Whitehead, Edwin Bolding, Buddy Bryant, and Jacky Boozer.Visitation will be from 5 – 7 PM, Friday at the funeral home.She is survived by her son, Joe S. Kirk (Katie), Morehead City, NC; grandsons, Beckett and Evan Kirk, of San Diego; great-granddaughter, Azul Diaz; step-grandchildren, Mark Drissel, Maryland; Juliana Holt, North Carolina; and Joseph Drissel, Maryland; step-great-grandchildren, Linus and Ava Drissel; Jordan and Jake Holt; and Sarah and Joseph Drissel; sister-in-law, Leeoma Caldwell; and numerous nieces and nephews.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Joseph S. Kirk, Sr.; second husband, Charles Jenson; 5 sisters; and 6 brothers.Memorials may be given to a church or charity of choice.Memories and condolences may be shared with the family at eepicklefuneralhome.com.