Della Nichols Kirkman

Della Nichols Kirkman, 86, of 201 Dunn Street, passed away Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at Morehead Memorial Hospital. A funeral service will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, September 4, at Fair Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Kirkman was born November 18, 1923 in Patrick County, VA, daughter of the late Thomas L. and Martha Setliff Nichols. She was a member of Osborne Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School for many years. Mrs. Kirkman was a retiree of Karastan Rug Mill. Surviving is her son, Donald Kirkman and wife, Angela of Eden; three grandsons, Ian, Ethan and Avery Kirkman of Eden; and brother, Arthur Eugene Nichols of Danville, VA. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Edgar Kirkman; son, Dennis Kirkman; brother, Jasper Nichols; and six sisters, Mary Booth, Lucy Chaney, Ollie Chaney, Lessie Wright, Rinda Martin, and Goldie Snead. The family will receive friends Friday evening, 7 - 9 PM at Fair Funeral Home and other times at the home of her son, 235 Parker Road in Eden. Memorial contributions may be made to Morehead Wrestling Booster Club, c/o Morehead High School, 135 N. Pierce St., Eden, NC 27288. Online condolences may be offered to the Kirkman family at www.fairfuneralhome.com