Funeral services for Mrs. Ollie Leona Kirkland, age 97, were held at 3:00 pm on Monday, June 22, 1992 in Robertson Chapel of Memories in Clarendon with Rev. Bob Reid, Pastor of Travis Baptist Church in Memphis, officiating. Interment was in Citizens Cemetery with arrangement under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors.

Mrs. Kirkland died at 12:40 p.m. on Saturday, June 20, 1992 in Memphis Convalescent Center following a lengthy illness. She was born November 8, 1894 in Alabama and came to Memphis from Linden, Texas in 1945 and then to Lelia Lake in 1950. She returned to Linden for 4 years before moving back to Memphis 17 years ago. She married Archie Templeton Castner on June 15, 1913 at Linden. He preceded her in death on May 30, 1964. She later married A.D. Kirkland in 1967 at Linden and he died in 1984. She was a homemaker and a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Clarendon.

Survivors include three daughter [sic], Chloe Brown of Memphis, Texas, Opal Clayton of Memphis, Texas, Barbara Griffith of Albuquerque, New Mexico; three sisters, Lola Boone of Georgia, Annie Henderson of Linden, Texas, Ethel Hamilton of Linden, Texas; 14 grandchildren; 28 great grandchildren; and 10 great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son, Ronald Castner on February 1, 1992.

Casket bearers were Tommy Naylor, Phil Lauderdale, Doug Hill, David Hill, Richard Donidio, Carlton Kennon, Dale Ayers, and John Fulton.

The family requests that memorials be to Hall County Hospital in Memphis.

(Published in The Clarendon News, Volume 3, Number 26, Thursday, June 25, 1992, Page 5)
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Texas, Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965
Name: Ollie Wiggins
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 15 Jun 1913
Marriage Place: Cass, Texas, United States
Spouse: A T Casstner Or Castner
FHL Film Number: 1301835

Texas, Marriage Index, 1824-2014
Name: Ollie L Wiggins
Gender: Female
Age: 78
Birth Year: abt 1895
Marriage Date: 20 Feb 1973
Marriage Place: Marion, Texas, USA
Spouse: Alvie D Kirkland
Spouse Gender: Male
Spouse Age: 78

Texas, Divorce Index, 1968-2014
Name: Ollie M Kirkland
Gender: Female
Divorce Age: 80
Birth Year: 1895
Marriage Date: 20 Feb 1975
Divorce Date: 19 Sep 1975
Divorce Place: Cass, Texas, USA
Spouse: Alvie D Kirkland
Number of Children: 0

U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name: Ollie L. Kirkland
Birth Date: 18 Nov 1894
Issue Year: 1965
Issue State: Texas
Last Residence: 79245, Memphis, Hall, Texas, USA
Death Date: 20 Jun 1992

U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Ollie Leona Kirkland
[Ollie Leona Castner]
[Ollie Kirkland]
[Ollie Leona Wiggins]
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 18 Nov 1894
Birth Place: Ranburne Cle, Alabama
[Rural Clebur??, Alabama]
Death Date: 20 Jun 1992
Father: Samuel / Wiggins
Mother: Mollie / Walker
Death Certificate Number: 721
Notes: 16 Aug 1977: Name listed as OLLIE LEONA KIRKLAND; 23 Jan 1976: Name listed as OLLIE LEONA CASTNER; 17 Dec 1992: Name listed as OLLIE L KIRKLAND