DEATH NOTICE FORM FROM: PENWELL-GABEL MID TOWN CHAPEL
TOPEKA, KANSAS
1. Full Name: Lelia Mae Kirk Age: 80 Years Sex: Female
2. Current address: of Topeka
3. Date of death: Tuesday , January 27, 2004
4 Place of death: A Topeka hospital
5. Cause of death:
6. Date of birth: May 15, 1923 Place of birth: Burr Oak, Kansas
6.b. Parents: Ross and Bell Cartwright Paxson
7. Background: Mrs. Kirk graduated from Burr Oak High School in 1941. She came to Topeka in 1956. She
operated her own in home day care for approximately twenty years. She then was employed part time by the city of
Topeka for the last fourteen years. She was an active member of the Terra Heights Baptist Church.
8. Relatives: Married to: Marvin Kirk on September 21, 1958 in Topeka. He preceded her in death on
January 1, 1985.
8.c. Immediate survivors:
Daughter: Phyllis Lewis of Omaha, Nebraska
Grandchildren: Michelle, Michael and Kristin
9. Service time, day, date, place: Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Terra Heights Baptist Church.
10. Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery Topeka, Kansas
11. Visitation times, place: Mrs. Kirk will lie in state after 1:00 p.m. Thursday at Penwell-Gabel Mid Town
Chapel where the family will receive friends from 6:30-8:00 p.m.
13. Memorial contributions, if any: Terra Heights Baptist Church, 232 Sanneman Dr., Topeka, Ks.
66609
14. Funeral home in charge: Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel, 1321 SW 10th Ave., Topeka, Kansas
66604
Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.penwellgabel.com
Director: Brian M. Voigt 785-354-8558