Cordell Kirk Edwards of Barboursville, WV, passed away Tuesday January 7, 2020 at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House. She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years Charles, in Feb 2004. Cordell was born September 17, 1931 Delbarton, WV to the late Joseph and Ada Horn Kirk. She retired from the Barboursville Veterans Home in 1986 as a food service supervisor. Cordell is survived by her children Janet Hanichen of Barboursville, WV, Jeffery (Kathy) Edwards of Barboursville and Cam (April) of Huntington. She is survived by grandchildren, Joshua Edwards (Tracy) of Coal Grove, Marianna Coburen (Andy) of Kentucky, Jennifer Vance (Josh) of Huntington, Jill Hanichen (Adam) of Wayne, WV, and her special granddaughter, Ashley Edwards Murphy (David) who lived with her grandmother to care for her for the last 6 years; great-grandchildren, Timothy Vance of New Vienna, Ohio, Tanner Sparling (Sarah) of Middletown, OH, Abby Parker of Del Ray, Florida, Bryce Parker of Barboursville, Jackson Murphy of Barboursville, WV, Jayce Edwards, of Coal Grove, Ohio, Kaileigh and Laney Murphy of Barboursville, WV, William and Thomas French of Kentucky, and Ben Coburen of Kentucky, and great-great granddaughter Camilla Sparling of Middletown Ohio. Cordell was preceded in death by her brothers Ira, Harlin, Garland, Ted, Irvin, Rush (Bob), and Millard Kirk as well as her sisters Ethel Evans and Anna Rose Taylor. She is survived by one brother James Kirk of Indiana. The family request in lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Alzheimer’s Association. The family will receive visitors at Wallace Funeral Home of Barboursville, WV beginning at 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. on Sat. Jan. 11, 2020. Funeral service to follow immediately in the Wallace Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Ridgelawn Memorial Park, in Huntington, WV. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.timeformemory.com/wallace.
