Kirk Gene Cullumber

Emporia- Kirk Gene Cullumber, 68, died February 15, 2026, at Kansas City Hospice House, Kansas City, Missouri. He was born May 16, 1957, in Greensburg, Kansas, the son of Berkley Gene “Bruz” and Jaqueline Jean “Jackie” Cullumber. Kirk graduated from Greensburg High School in 1975. He had lived in Greensburg, Sterling, Colorado, Rawlins, Wyoming and Emporia, Kansas. He was employed by Williams Natural Gas Company, which later became Southern Star Gas Company. On October 20, 1984, Kirk married Teresa Faye Westerman. She preceded him in death December 18, 2019. He is survived by one son Cole (Maggie) Cullumber, Lawrence, Kansas, two daughters Cecelia (Andy) Mikesell, Rawlins, Wyoming, and Kara (Jasen) Mangrum, Overland Park Kansas, his partner Rolinda Meek, Emporia, five grandchildren Cora Cullumber, Maryn Mangrum, Tristin, Emilee and Jessalynn Mikesell, and one brother Van Cullumber, Honolulu, Hawaii. He was also preceded by his parents Bruz Cullumber and Jackie Endicott, a sister Krin Walters and a grandson Trevor Mikesell. Funeral Services and Celebration of Kirk’s life will be 10:30 am Saturday, February 21, 2026, at Champions Landing, Emporia, Kansas, with Pastor Dennis Irwin officiating. Burial will follow in Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia. Memorials are suggested to The Hereditary Neurological Disease Centre, Wichita, Kansas, in care of Fleener Funeral Home, PO Box 41, Greensburg, KS 67054-0041.