Mrs. Kirkland was born to the late Beulah and Tom L. Hampton. She died at her residence.
Mrs. Kirkland was an Accountant and worked for Brown & Root, the Paper Mill, and Axley & Rode. She kept books for Pappy Markus at Hemphill Wells, Johnston’s Furniture, and Hal Murrell of Murrell’s Pharmacy. She worked part-time for a Travel Agency, as substitute teacher in Clear Creek High School, and was a piano teacher for beginners for many students. She taught English as a Second Language, was tour guide for San Jacinto College’s Foreign Students, and played the piano and organ and sang in choirs of local churches. She loved word studies and was a devout prayer warrior. Mrs. Kirkland was a member of Lakewood Church in Houston.
Family include her husband of almost 70 years, Burl Kirkland; sons and daughters-in-law, Roland and Kathy Kirkland, Wayne and Tami Kirkland; grandchildren, Ryan Kirkland and wife Christy, Jeffrey Kirkland, Ben Kirkland, Andrew Kirkland and wife Annye; five great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Vivian Hampton, Margie Kirkland; brother-in-law, Delbert Parrott; and numerous nieces, nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Leon Hampton.
Edited - full obit may be obtained from Carroway Funeral Home, Lufkin, Texas - Aug 31, 2020.
Mrs. Kirkland was born to the late Beulah and Tom L. Hampton. She died at her residence.
Mrs. Kirkland was an Accountant and worked for Brown & Root, the Paper Mill, and Axley & Rode. She kept books for Pappy Markus at Hemphill Wells, Johnston’s Furniture, and Hal Murrell of Murrell’s Pharmacy. She worked part-time for a Travel Agency, as substitute teacher in Clear Creek High School, and was a piano teacher for beginners for many students. She taught English as a Second Language, was tour guide for San Jacinto College’s Foreign Students, and played the piano and organ and sang in choirs of local churches. She loved word studies and was a devout prayer warrior. Mrs. Kirkland was a member of Lakewood Church in Houston.
Family include her husband of almost 70 years, Burl Kirkland; sons and daughters-in-law, Roland and Kathy Kirkland, Wayne and Tami Kirkland; grandchildren, Ryan Kirkland and wife Christy, Jeffrey Kirkland, Ben Kirkland, Andrew Kirkland and wife Annye; five great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Vivian Hampton, Margie Kirkland; brother-in-law, Delbert Parrott; and numerous nieces, nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Leon Hampton.
Edited - full obit may be obtained from Carroway Funeral Home, Lufkin, Texas - Aug 31, 2020.
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