Mrs. Dorothy (Dot) Faye Kirk, 78, of Tullahoma TN, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, January 17, 2016. She was born on October 9, 1937 in Marion County, AL the daughter of the late Carter and Ethel Crowe. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Tullahoma. She was preceded in death by her daughters Rhonda and Anita; brothers, Robert, Roy, and Hasten Crowe; sister, Vera Greene of Marion Co., AL. She is survived by her high school sweetheart and loving husband of 59 years, Joe F. Kirk and son, Tommy (Rita) Kirk of Tullahoma; brother, Woody Crowe of Marion Co., AL; sisters, Estelle Evans of Guin, AL, Carolyn (Johnny) Langley of Marion Co., AL. Dot traveled the world as an Air Force spouse and enjoyed living in Bermuda, Europe and the Philippines before settling in Tullahoma. She was employed by Kraft foods while living in San Antonio, TX and later by Wisco in Tullahoma for 19 years. Her many talents included cooking, baking, gardening and decorating. She enjoyed antiquing, yard sales and most of all spending time with her friends and family. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her. Visitation with the family will be Tuesday, January 19, 2016 from 5pm to 7pm at Kilgore funeral home in Tullahoma. Funeral services will begin at 1pm, Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at Antioch Baptist Church in Lamar Co., AL. In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations be made to Hospice Compassus, 1805 North Jackson St., Tullahoma, TN 37388 or the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
