Miller County Archives Obituary for Gerald Wayne Kirkland 2002 Submitted by Ed Gordon ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** Gerald Wayne Kirkland COLQUITT — Gerald Wayne Kirkland, 67, of 102 Houston Road, Colquitt, died Sunday, February 17, 2002, at Miller County Hospital. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at New Salem Freewill Baptist Church with interment in Primitive Union Church Cemetery. The Rev. Jerry McArthur will officiate. A native of Miller County, Mr. Kirkland was born June 26, 1934. He was a farmer and a member of New Salem Freewill Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Kent Kirkland of Colquitt; two daughters, Kaye Braswell of Colquitt and Leanne Avant of Tallahassee, Fla.; mother, Ida Lee Davis of Colquitt; five grandchildren, Brandon Josey, Leah Avant, Callie Avant, George Avant III, and Emily Braswell; several nieces and nephews also survive.