Individual Details
Effie R. Peebles
(11 Jan 1858 - 23 Aug 1946)
New Castle News, New Castle, Pennsylvania, Friday, August 23, 1946, Page 3, Col. 3: Mrs. Effie Peebles Kirk, aged 88 years, of 305 Highland avenue, died today at her home. She was the widow of Charles J. Kirk. Mrs. Kirk, daughter of the late Dr. J. H. M. and Frances Pearson Peebles, was born January 11, 1858, in New Castle, where she spent her entire life.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian church. Mrs. Kirk was one of the organizers of the Lawrence County Chapter of the American Red Cross, which was chartered April 21, 1917, during the first World War and served on the board of directors. She was interested in many charitable movements in this city, including the children's day nursery.
Survivors include three children, Mrs. Margaret Kirk Liggett, Jenkintown, Pa., Mrs. Katherine K. McAfee, Redlands, Calif., and Herbert S. Kirk, New Castle, and one brother, Collins Peebles, Los Angeles, Calif. She also leaves seven grandchildren, Thomas Liggett, C. Kirk Liggett; Robert Keith McAfee, William Keith McAfee, Charles H. Kirk, Marguerite Kirk and Katherine Effie Kirk, and one great-grandchild, Thomas Dustine Liggett.
The body has been moved to the Offutt funeral home, North Mercer street. Funeral arrangements which are now incomplete, will be announced later. (Friends are asked to please omit flowers).
She was a member of the First Presbyterian church. Mrs. Kirk was one of the organizers of the Lawrence County Chapter of the American Red Cross, which was chartered April 21, 1917, during the first World War and served on the board of directors. She was interested in many charitable movements in this city, including the children's day nursery.
Survivors include three children, Mrs. Margaret Kirk Liggett, Jenkintown, Pa., Mrs. Katherine K. McAfee, Redlands, Calif., and Herbert S. Kirk, New Castle, and one brother, Collins Peebles, Los Angeles, Calif. She also leaves seven grandchildren, Thomas Liggett, C. Kirk Liggett; Robert Keith McAfee, William Keith McAfee, Charles H. Kirk, Marguerite Kirk and Katherine Effie Kirk, and one great-grandchild, Thomas Dustine Liggett.
The body has been moved to the Offutt funeral home, North Mercer street. Funeral arrangements which are now incomplete, will be announced later. (Friends are asked to please omit flowers).
Events
| Birth | 11 Jan 1858 | New Castle,Lawrence Co., Pennsylvania |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1881 | Charles Jackson Kirk | | ||
| Death | 23 Aug 1946 | New Castle,Lawrence Co., Pennsylvania | | ||
| Burial | Greenwood Cemetery, New Castle, Lawrence Co., Pennsylvania | |
Families
| Spouse | Charles Jackson Kirk (1858 - 1937) |
| Child | Charles P Kirk (1882 - ) |
| Child | Margaret Kirk (1884 - 1980) |
| Child | Katherine Kirk (1894 - ) |
| Child | Herbert Kirk (1895 - 2001) |
Endnotes
4. 1900 Census Lawrence Co., Pennsylvania.
5. Obituary of Charles Jackson Kirk, New Castle News, New Castle, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, June 1, 1937, Page 1, Col. 2 and Page 2, Col. 3.