Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameLester “Allen” Kirk 
Birth31 Jul 1953, Rowan County, NC
Death7 Dec 2022, Kate B. Reynolds Hospice House, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC
Burial10 Dec 2022, Faith Lutheran Church Cemetery, Faith, Rowan County, NC
FatherLester Alexander Kirk (1914-1976)
MotherSally Pauline Heilig (1920-2000)
Notes for Lester “Allen” Kirk
Lester Allen Kirk
Lester Allen Kirk, 69, of Faith, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem after a prolonged illness with Parkinson's Disease.
Born July 31, 1953, in Rowan County, he was the son of the late Lester Alexander Kirk and Sallie Pauline Heilig Kirk.
Allen was a 1971 graduate of East Rowan High School. He attended the UNC-Charlotte School of Engineering for two years. This was followed by two additional years at the New England School of Photography in Boston, Massachusetts. He retired from Harris Teeter, Inc. of Salisbury.
Allen was a life-long member of Faith Lutheran Church where he served in the Luther League and as an usher. He had been a member of the Faith Junior Civitans (Jaycees). He was a certified Scubadiver and photography became his second hobby.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his twin brothers, Larry Wayne Kirk and Donald Paul Kirk and a sister, Alice Faye Kirk Riddle.
Left to cherish his memory are three sisters, Shirley Kirk Peeler (Ted), Brenda Kirk Ballew (Mike) and Patricia Kirk Morgan (Boyd); brother in-law, Eddie Riddle; eight nieces and nephews, Mark Peeler, Sharon Bame, Joy Lingle, Lloyd Ballew, Amanda Meacham, Greg Riddle, Stephen Riddle and Jason Riddle.
The family will greet friends and relatives from 10:00 am-10:45 am on Saturday, December 10, 2022 at Faith Lutheran Church Family Life Center, Faith, NC.
The funeral service will follow at 11:00am on Saturday, December 10, 2022, at the church, with Pastor Rob Crawford officiating.
Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Faith Lutheran Church Improvement Fund or Meals-on-Wheels of Rowan.
Powles Staton Funeral Home of Rockwell is assisting the Kirk family.
Lester Allen Kirk, 69, of Faith, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem after a prolonged illness with Parkinson's Disease.
Born July 31, 1953, in Rowan County, he was the son of the late Lester Alexander Kirk and Sallie Pauline Heilig Kirk.
Allen was a 1971 graduate of East Rowan High School. He attended the UNC-Charlotte School of Engineering for two years. This was followed by two additional years at the New England School of Photography in Boston, Massachusetts. He retired from Harris Teeter, Inc. of Salisbury.
Allen was a life-long member of Faith Lutheran Church where he served in the Luther League and as an usher. He had been a member of the Faith Junior Civitans (Jaycees). He was a certified Scubadiver and photography became his second hobby.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his twin brothers, Larry Wayne Kirk and Donald Paul Kirk and a sister, Alice Faye Kirk Riddle.
Left to cherish his memory are three sisters, Shirley Kirk Peeler (Ted), Brenda Kirk Ballew (Mike) and Patricia Kirk Morgan (Boyd); brother in-law, Eddie Riddle; eight nieces and nephews, Mark Peeler, Sharon Bame, Joy Lingle, Lloyd Ballew, Amanda Meacham, Greg Riddle, Stephen Riddle and Jason Riddle.
The family will greet friends and relatives from 10:00 am-10:45 am on Saturday, December 10, 2022 at Faith Lutheran Church Family Life Center, Faith, NC.
The funeral service will follow at 11:00am on Saturday, December 10, 2022, at the church, with Pastor Rob Crawford officiating.
Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Faith Lutheran Church Improvement Fund or Meals-on-Wheels of Rowan.
Powles Staton Funeral Home of Rockwell is assisting the Kirk family.