Ella Mae Kirk

Ella Mae Kirk, 81, of Oak Ridge passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, surrounded by her loving family.

She was born March 16, 1933, in Chester, Illinois, to Thomas and Ella Shields Korando.

She was a 1951 graduate of Chester High School.

She and Kenneth LaMoine Kirk were married Nov. 8, 1952, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Chester, and were members of the parish until the mid-1960s when they moved to Jackson. They had been married 57 years when Kenneth passed away July 9, 2010.

Ella Mae worked 18 years at Procter and Gamble in Cape Girardeau, retiring in 1995. She and Kenny enjoyed retirement on their farm in Oak Ridge, and spent many years traveling abroad.

She was an active member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jackson and the Ladies Quilting Club.

Loving survivors include two daughters, Pamela Mae Harris and her husband, Christopher Hogg, of Oak Ridge and Kimberly Lynn (Lee) Powers of Jackson; two grandsons, Raymond Kirk (Jessica) Powers of Jackson and Ryan Benjamin (Chelsie) Harris of Jackson; and two great-grandchildren, Kamden and Aubriee Lou Powers.

Also a brother, Bernard (Helen) Korando of Chester; a brother-in-law, John (Jean) Kirk of Columbia, Illinois; a sister-in-law, Dorothy Korando of Chester; and many nieces and nephews.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by four brothers, Joseph, Patrick Sr., Michael Sr., and Kenneth Korando; two sisters, Roseanne Holley, Marie Poenitske; her parents; and mother-in-law, Emma (Gussie) Gretzmacher.

Visitation will be today from 4 to 8 p.m. at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. Deacon Walt Biri will lead parish prayers at 7:30 p.m., immediately followed by the rosary led by St. Ann's Sodality.

Funeral Mass will be Thursday at 10 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Church, with the Rev. John Harth as celebrant. Burial will be in Russell Heights Cemetery.

Memorials may take the form of contributions to Southeast Hospice or Alzheimer's Foundation.

Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting mccombsfuneralhome.com.