Alva Kirk

Born June 6, 1917, in Morehouse, daughter of the late Clarence Leroy and Lillie Mae Lewis Mims, she was a member of the Pentecostal Church in Marston.

In 1936, she married Cecil Clinton Kirk, who preceded her in death on Aug. 21, 1980.

Also preceding her in death were: one son, Clinton Cecil Kirk; one sister, Zeda Acord; and four brothers, Dale Mims, David Mims, Alfred Mims and Everett Mims.

Survivors include: two sons, George Kirk of Caseyville, Ill., and Bob Kirk of Marston; two daughters, Pauline Cook of Marston and Geraldine Cook of Granite City, Ill.; five brothers, Harold Mims of Hernando, Miss., Raymond Mims of St. Louis, Leslie Mims of Dexter and Wesley Mims and Jerry Mims of Kokomo, Ind.; one sister, Ethel Rudd of Kokomo; and four grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.

Visitation is at 4 p.m. today at Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden, where services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday. The Rev. Frank Townsend will officiate.

Burial will follow in the Portageville Cemetery.