1888 - 12/31/1939
Bryant - Dec. 31 -
Palmer Jay Shirk, 53, dropped dead this
morning at 10 o'clock while walking along the road near his home two miles
north of Bryant. His death was due to heart disease. He was a lifelong
resident of Jay County.
Surviving are the widow; two sons, Clarell
Shirk of Portland and Palmer Shirk Jr. at home; two daughters, Mrs. Mary
Wall of Pennville and Ruth Shirk at home; one brother, Willard Shirk of
Portland; three sisters, Mrs. Lula Steed, Mrs. Hazel Cecil and Miss Pearl
Shirk of Elkhart, and five grandchildren.
Funeral services will be
held Tuesday at 2 o'clock from the Bryant Lutheran Church. Rev. N. Smith
will officiate. Burial will be in Gravel Hill Cemetery at Bryant.
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (IN); January 1, 1940
Contributed
by Margie Roop Pearce
Buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery