Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameDaniel Eddins Kirk Ph.D. 
Birth19 Feb 1924, Rocky Mount, NC
Death13 Dec 2014
Burial16 Dec 2014, Palmerville Cemetery, Palmerville, Stanly County, NC
FatherRev. Jones Ezra Kirk (1883-1966)
MotherCora Palmer Eddins (1890-1964)
Spouses
Birth5 Feb 1923
Death13 Mar 1998
BurialPalmerville Cemetery, Palmerville, Stanly County, NC
Marriage31 Dec 1946
Notes for Daniel Eddins Kirk Ph.D.
Daniel Eddins Kirk
NEW LONDON - Dr. Daniel Eddins Kirk, 90, of New London, died Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014.
Born Feb. 19, 1924, in Rocky Mount, he was the son of the late Jones Ezra Kirk and Cora Eddins Kirk. He was a member of Palmerville Baptist Church until it dissolved, at which time he became a member of Anderson Grove Baptist Church, where he taught Sunday School. He was an active volunteer of Stanly County Red Cross, Hospice of Stanly County, a volunteer instructor with the Hunter Safety course in Stanly County.
He was married to the late Ruth McCoy Kirk, who preceded him in death on March 13, 1998. He is survived by one son, Paul Daniel Kirk and wife Sara of Gainesville, Fla.; two daughters, Emily Kirk Chapman and husband Gary of Atlanta, Ga., and Adele Marie Kirk and husband Lawrence Hughes of Washington, D.C.; and two granddaughters, Rachel Kirk and Emma Kirk of Gainesville, Fla. A daughter, Martha Palmer Kirk, preceded him in death on June 24, 1990; two brothers also preceded him in death, Edgar Kirk and James Palmer Kirk.
Dr. Kirk served in the U.S. Navy on a PT boat (323) during World War II in the Pacific Theatre. He received the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star.
His educational career started with an undergraduate degree in Biology from Furman University in Greenville, S.C. He received his master's degree in botany from University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, then his Doctorate of Philosophy in Biology from Emory University in Atlanta, Ga. He taught at Furman University before becoming a biology professor at Catawba College in Salisbury in 1957. He served as an Academic Dean part of his time there until he retired in 1989.
Arrangements: A memorial service will be held Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 2 p.m., at Anderson Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Ron Honeycutt officiating. Burial will follow in Palmerville Cemetery with fully military rites by Stanly County DAV. The family will receive friends at Stanly Funeral Home Monday evening from 6 until 8 p.m.
Memorials: May be made to North Carolina Baptist Children’s Home, P.O. Box 338, Thomasville, NC 27360.
Salisbury Post, 15 Dec 2014
NEW LONDON - Dr. Daniel Eddins Kirk, 90, of New London, died Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014.
Born Feb. 19, 1924, in Rocky Mount, he was the son of the late Jones Ezra Kirk and Cora Eddins Kirk. He was a member of Palmerville Baptist Church until it dissolved, at which time he became a member of Anderson Grove Baptist Church, where he taught Sunday School. He was an active volunteer of Stanly County Red Cross, Hospice of Stanly County, a volunteer instructor with the Hunter Safety course in Stanly County.
He was married to the late Ruth McCoy Kirk, who preceded him in death on March 13, 1998. He is survived by one son, Paul Daniel Kirk and wife Sara of Gainesville, Fla.; two daughters, Emily Kirk Chapman and husband Gary of Atlanta, Ga., and Adele Marie Kirk and husband Lawrence Hughes of Washington, D.C.; and two granddaughters, Rachel Kirk and Emma Kirk of Gainesville, Fla. A daughter, Martha Palmer Kirk, preceded him in death on June 24, 1990; two brothers also preceded him in death, Edgar Kirk and James Palmer Kirk.
Dr. Kirk served in the U.S. Navy on a PT boat (323) during World War II in the Pacific Theatre. He received the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star.
His educational career started with an undergraduate degree in Biology from Furman University in Greenville, S.C. He received his master's degree in botany from University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, then his Doctorate of Philosophy in Biology from Emory University in Atlanta, Ga. He taught at Furman University before becoming a biology professor at Catawba College in Salisbury in 1957. He served as an Academic Dean part of his time there until he retired in 1989.
Arrangements: A memorial service will be held Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 2 p.m., at Anderson Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Ron Honeycutt officiating. Burial will follow in Palmerville Cemetery with fully military rites by Stanly County DAV. The family will receive friends at Stanly Funeral Home Monday evening from 6 until 8 p.m.
Memorials: May be made to North Carolina Baptist Children’s Home, P.O. Box 338, Thomasville, NC 27360.
Salisbury Post, 15 Dec 2014