In Memory

Robert Kirk

Robert E. "Bobby" Kirk

HEATH: A funeral service for Robert E. "Bobby" Kirk, 62, of Heath, will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday at Brucker & Kishler Funeral Home with Chuck Horsley and Jeff Camp officiating. Interment will follow at Newark Memorial Gardens. Mr. Kirk, a retired machinist for Momentum, passed away December 12, 2009 at Licking Memorial Hospital. He was born June 3, 1947 in Newark, the son of Ralph E. and Ethel (Smith) Kirk. Bobby was a 1965 graduate of Newark High School. He was a member of Crossroads Christian Church of Licking Valley where he taught Sunday School for the pre-schoolers. He loved everyone and they loved him. He enjoyed having get-togethers with family and friends. He also enjoyed woodworking, retirement, being outdoors and working in his garage. He married Gail Conner. She survives of the home. Other survivors include: a daughter, Krista J. Kirk of Newark; a son, Kyle (Stephanie) Kirk of Pinehurst, NC; two granddaughters, Holland and Abigail Kirk; his mother, Ethel Kirk of Newark; a brother, Roger (Debby) Kirk of Newark; a sister, Margie (Tim) Howe of Newark; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Allen and Mary Conner of Cincinatti, OH; nieces and nephews, Ross, Gayle, Robin, Justin, Jennifer, Brian, Christy, Kimmie Jean, Adam, Christopher, Nathaniel and Erin; great nieces and nephews, Jackson, Georgia, Andrew, Allie, Kira, Cole and Alex; and many friends. Bobby was preceded in death by his father, Ralph Kirk; sister, Susie Kirk; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Marge and Jerry Conner.