Memorial Day ~ Kirk Family 2011

Hillcrest Memory Gardens 

at the corner of NE 50th Street and Hiwassee Road

4401 N Spencer Rd [office]
12700 NE 50 [cemetery]
Spencer, OK 73084
405-771-3711

Pearl Kirk 

 Birth:  Dec. 29, 1930 Death:  Mar. 12, 2003

Plot: Lot 350 Sec B2

Memorial Day Facts:

1. Memorial Day was first observed on 30 May 1868 with flowers placed on the soldiers' graves at Arlington National Cemetery.
2. By 1890 Memorial Day was recognized by all of the northern states.

1. After World War I, southerners joined in honoring Americans who died fighting in any war.
2. The National Holiday Act of 1971 (P.L. 90 - 363) officially recognized Memorial Day.
3. Several southern states still have a separate day for honoring the Confederate war dead: January 19 in Texas, April 26 in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi; May 10 in South Carolina; and June 3 (Jefferson Davis' birthday) in Louisiana and Tennesse                                                       Social Security Death Index

First name:	Pearl
middle name:	Myrtle
last name:	Kirk
name suffix:
birth date:	29 December 1930
social security number:	445-32-5055
place of issuance:	Oklahoma
last residence:	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma
zip code of last residence:	73105
death date:	9 March 2003
estimated age at death:	72 https://familysearch.org/