SOURCE: Hughey Funeral Home Website July 25, 2014 Obituary for Karen L. Kirk Karen L. Kirk, 59, of Mt. Vernon, Illinois passed away at 2:32 P.M. on Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at Good Samaritan Regional Health Center in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Karen was born on Sunday, September 12, 1954 in Granite City, Illinois the daughter of the late Maxie Millan and Beulah Fern (Shell) Sanders. She married George Kirk on March 27, 2001 in Edinburg, Texas. Surviving family members include her husband: George Kirk of Mt. Vernon, Illinois; son: David Hicks of Maryville, Illinois; brother: Max Dale Sanders of Springfield, Illinois; 2 sisters: Sue Elwood and husband Bill of Salem, Illinois and Gale Golino and husband Pete of Mt. Vernon, Illinois; stepdaughter: Jami Kallmbah and husband James of Mt. Vernon, Illinois; stepson: Robbie Kirk of Christopher, Illinois; several nieces and nephews also survive. Her parents, maternal and paternal grandparents, sister: Mary Ellen Lamar, infant sister: Sandra Kaye Sanders and two uncles: Bob Shell and Lester Shell preceded her in death. Karen worked in the RX Department of Walgreens Distribution Center in Mt. Vernon, Illinois as as Spilt Case Picker. The family would like to invite all in attendance who ride motrocycles to join in the first annual Ride for Liver Cancer Awareness in Karen's memory directly following the services.