John David ‘J.D.’ Van Kirk
John David “J.D.” Van Kirk, 53, of Waynesburg, Pa., died Thursday, September 21, 2006, in his home. Mr. Van Kirk was a graduate of Laurel Highlands High School and served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. He was employed as a coal miner in the preparation plant at the Cumberland Mine in Greene County.
Surviving are his wife, Judith Fowler; son, Joshua Van Kirk of Bremerton, Washington; brother, Robert Van Kirk of Newnan, Georgia; and a niece.
Family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m. on Monday, September 25, 2006, in the Behm Funeral Homes, Inc., 1477 Jefferson Road Jefferson, Pa., Gregory P. Rohanna, Supervisor.