Claire Brooks Kirk

Claire B. Kirk, 89, of Abbeville, widow of L. T. Kirk, went to be with her Lord on Friday, February 5, 2010 at her home. Born in Rockmart, Ga., she was the daughter of the late John P. and Alice Brown Brooks. Mrs. Kirk was a devoted member of the Congregational Holiness Church in Abbeville where she was a Youth Sunday School teacher for many years. She will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Surviving Mrs. Kirk is a son, Kenneth J. Kirk and wife Barbara of Greenwood; two daughters, Carolyn Seagle and husband Scott and Betty Hughes and husband Joe, all of Abbeville; six grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 1:30pm – 3:00pm, Monday, February 8, 2010 at Harris Funeral Home. Funeral services will begin at 3:00pm in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Tye Sorrow officiating. Those serving as Pallbearers will be Joey Hughes, John Dansby, Ken Kirk, Steven Hughes, Steve Michael, and Gentry Ganote. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. The family is at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hughes, Abbeville, SC. Memorial contributions, in memory of Mrs. Kirk, may be made to the Congregational Holiness Church Women's Fund, 921 South Main Street, Abbeville, SC 29620, or Rice Memorial Baptist Church Building Fund, 1975 Hwy. 72 W., Greenwood, SC 29649 or HospiceCare of the Piedmont, 408 W. Alexander Street, Greenwood, SC 29649 A message of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting www.harrisfuneral.com HARRIS FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES is assisting the Kirk family.