MARICA DOROTHY VOLKING KIRK Tx Obit
MARICA DOROTHY VOLKING KIRK of Houston, born on April 12, 1917, in Brunswick, Georgia, joined her Heavenly Father and her late husband of 56 years, David Ralph Kirk, in eternal peace October 17, 2001. She was a virtuous woman, above reproach, nurturing, giving, and elegant in bearing. She died in her daughter Cathy Weir's home, surrounded by her daughters and many other loved ones. She provided a home where all who entered were met with the warmth of a welcoming heart. She was an avid homemaker, golfer, and bowler. She was a member of the Park Place Baptist Church. She is survived by six daughters and their husbands: Marcia and Jerold Krieger, Melanie Wall, Cathy and Dale Weir, Alicia and Stephen Cox, all of the Houston area, Pamela and Cliff Custer of Camas, WA; and Vicki and John Ahlberg of Beaverton, OR; 22 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; a brother, Fred Volking; and two sisters and their husbands, Olah and Bill McTaggert, Elsie and Tony Braginetz; and her in-home caregiver and friend of four years, Janice Roberson. The family of Mrs. Kirk will be receiving friends from 6:00p.m. to 9:00p.m. on Saturday, October 20, 2001, in the Forest Park Lawndale Funeral Home. The pallbearers will be nine of her grandsons. Funeral services will be held at 2:00p.m. on Sunday, October 21, 2001, at the Forest Park Lawndale Family Chapel with Reverend Jerry Thomas officiating. Interment will follow in the Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery.