It is with great sadness that the family of McKayla Brooke Kirk announce her passing on Friday, February 12, 2021 at age 19. McKayla went to be with the angels following a tragic vehicle accident in Oak Hill, WV. McKayla was born in Beckley, WV on January 2, 2002. She is a graduate of Midland Trail High School and was studying at Marshall University in Pre-med. McKayla was kind, smart, and ambitious. She could light up a room anywhere with her beautiful smile and spirit. McKayla was a devoted friend and animal lover. She was passionate about animal rescue, photography, travel, and modeling. McKayla will have the opportunity to continue to help others through CORE with organ recovery and education. McKayla will be lovingly remembered by her parents: James Lee Kirk, Jr. and Amber Kirk (Carte); her brother Peyton Kirk; grandparents Tina Lilly, Andy Lilly, Jeanie & Danny Cole, James Kirk, and David and Sherry Carte; great-grandmother Lucille Adkins; aunts, Chandra Kirk, and Laura Roberts; uncles Brett Lilly and Angie Lilly, Kain Carte and Sherri Carte; great uncle Curtis Adkins and Ashley Adkins; and cherished cousins, Laikyn Carte, Starr Grifffith, Mika Hatfield, Bella and Miles Kirk, Daylon Carte, and Colton Carte. She will be dearly missed by many friends and classmates to include close neighbor Billy Jo Spade and best friends Tyler White, Zach, Keva, Hailey, Justice, Amelia, Tiara, and many others. The family would like to thank the first responders of Oak Hill Police Dept, Fayette County Sheriff’s Dept, West Virginia State Police, ambulance and fire department personnel, staff at Plateau Medical Center and the overwhelming support received by our community, law enforcement family, schools, and many friends and family. A joint Funeral Service is scheduled for Thursday, February 18, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at the Midland Trail Community Center in Ansted, formerly the Ansted Middle School with Pastor Mike Anderson, Pastor John Skaggs, and Pastor Scott Farnsworth officiating. Burial will follow at Restlawn Memory Gardens in Victor. Visitation will be from noon until 2:00 p.m. To assist the Dickerson & Kirk families during this time of tragedy and heartache, the Midland Trail Community Center is facilitating financial donations for the benefit of the families. Donations can be made online at the Go Fund me page or by check and mailed to MTCC, P.O. Box 446, Ansted, WV 25812. Online condolences can be made at www.wallaceandwallacefh.com Arrangements by Wallace & Wallace, Ansted.