Richard M. Kirker

Richard Milton KirkerBluffton, SCRichard Milton Kirker, 66, died Tuesday, July 10, 2007 in the Coastal Carolina Medical Center, Hardeeville, SC.He was born in Ravenna, OH on June 2, 1941. He was the son of the late Richard F. Kirker and Helen Nantes Kirker. He moved to Bluffton in 2001 and had retired as a Senior Purchasing Agent from Lincoln Electric Company of Euclid, OH. He was past President of F.O.P. Associates #15 in Euclid, OH. He was an active member of Okatie Presbyterian Church and he enjoyed golf.He is survived by his wife, Carol N. Kirker of Bluffton, SC; one son and his wife, Richard M. and June Kirker Jr. of Twinsburg, OH; one daughter and her husband, Pamela and Joseph Perrino of Champion, OH; two sisters and their husbands, Dorothy and William Doran of Newbern, NC and Kathleen and Thomas Ruetenik of Springfield, OH; three grandchildren, Katie Kirker, Richie Kirker and Mario Perrino and a nephew and several nieces. He was predeceased by his sister, Donna Helfenstein.Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 pm, Saturday, July 14, 2007 at the Okatie Presbyterian Church, Okatie, SC. The family will receive friends from 6 til 8, Friday evening, July 13, 2007 at Sauls Funeral Home, 90 Simmonsville Rd., Bluffton, SC. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial gifts be made to the Okatie Presbyterian Church, 15 Williams Dr., Okatie, SC 29909.Sauls Funeral Home of Bluffton, SC is assisting the family with their arrangements.(www.saulsfh.com)