SHELBY E. KIRK

Shelby Eldridge Kirk, 75, 131 S. West End Boulevard, died Tuesday, Oct. 17, 1995, at Southeast Missouri Hospital.

He was born Feb. 23, 1920, at Gibson, son of Joseph E. and Mima Hays Kirk. He and Alene Boyer were married Oct. 3, 1943, in St. Louis. She died Dec. 24, 1984.

Kirk worked at Allen Industries in St. Louis. He worked 16 years with Nilo Barge Lines, retiring because of ill health. He was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Eagles. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

Survivors include a son, Kenneth Kirk of cape Girardeau; a daughter, Sharon Bader of St. Louis; a sister, Virginia Robertson of Holcomb, and a grandchild.

He was preceded in death by five brothers.

Friends may call at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel from 4-8 p.m. today.

Funeral service will be at the chapel at 11 a.m. Friday, with the Rev. Bonnie Sparks officiating. Burial will be in Lorimier Cemetery.