| Obit For | Clara I. (Love) Kirk |
|---|---|
| Headline | Mrs. Clara Kirk Dead |
| Text | Mrs. Clara I. Kirk died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. R. E. L. Bass, in this city, Friday morning, January 4, of paralysis, aged 63 years. Death came very suddenly although she had been in ill health for some time on account of a stroke of paralysis received a year or two ago. Clara I. Love Kirk was born in Washington County, Missouri, in 1855. She was married to W. S. Kirk in 1872 and to them two daughters were born: Theodocia, who died at the age of seventeen years and Mrs. R. E. L. Bass of this city. Mrs. Kirk had lived most of her life in Washington and Dent Counties. She taught school for a few years when a young woman, in dent County. Her father, Rev. John A. Love, was a prominent minister of the Baptist Church. She had been a member of the Baptist Church for many years and was a devoted Christian lady. The funeral was held at the Baptist Church in Cassville Saturday afternoon, Jan. 5, conducted by Rev. L. R. Lamb of Republic. Interment was made in the Oak Hill Cemetery. |
| Newspaper or Funeral Home | Cassville Republican |
| Date | January 10, 1918, Thursday |
| Death Cert Link | Death Certificate |
| Resource | State Historical Society of MO Microfilm |
| Submitted by | Jack Fly |
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