Funeral services for Kenneth Kirkland, 69, Caulfield, will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017, at Baptist Hill Church near Bakersfield, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Mr. Kirkland passed away at 12:20 a.m., Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, at his home.
He was born April 30, 1948, at West Plains, to Charles Kirkland and Chloe Watts Kirkland. On March 7, 1970, he was married in Ozark County to Mary Ruth Taylor. Before his retirement, Mr. Kirkland was employed at DRS in West Plains and was a well-known cattle farmer in the Caulfield area. He enjoyed working on his farm and raising cattle and was an avid coon, deer and turkey hunter. Mr. Kirkland was a Christian and attended Amy Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Ruth Kirkland, of the family home; one brother, Bob Kirkland, wife, Cindy, Caulfield; three brothers-in-law, Ed Climber, McLouth, Kan., Leslie Hicks, West Plains and Clinton Taylor, Chillicothe; five sisters-in-law, Susan Taylor, Caulfield, Barbara Kirkland, Kansas City, Joyce Kirkland, Caulfield, Nancy Kirkland, Colorado and Phyllis Kirkland, Stillwater, Okla.; and several nieces and nephews.
His parents, four brothers, Charles Kirkland, Jr., Dale Kirkland, Jack Kirkland and Tom Kirkland, one sister, Veltia Hicks, six sisters-in-law, Willow Taylor, Janet Taylor, Velma Taylor, Louise Climber, Hilda Taylor and Lucy Taylor and one brother-in-law, Dennis Taylor, preceded him in death.
Mr. Kirkland will lie in state from noon Wednesday, Sept. 6 until 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 7 at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Baptist Hill Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association and may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.robertsondrago.com.
