Winfred L Kirkland

November 15, 1924 ~ January 15, 2017
Survivors include two daughters, Gloria Smith and husband Chris of Keithville, LA., Debbie Crawford of Jacksonville, TX.; one son, Stephen Kirkland and wife Gloria of Haughton, LA.; one brother, D.R. Kirkland; ten grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
He is preceded in death by his parents; his wife of 60 years, Estelle M. Kirkland; one daughter, Carolyn Erwin; two grandchildren, Terry Smith, Jr. and Parker Cowen, and four brothers.
Services will be 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, January 18, 2017 in the Chapel of Reeder-Davis Funeral Home in Linden with Bro. Brandon Booker and Charles Lawrence officiating. Burial to follow in the Corinth Cemetery under the direction of Reeder-Davis Funeral Home in Linden.
There will be a time of visitation from 12:00 till service time on Wednesday.
The family would like to say a special thank you to his Angel, Courtney Crawford for the special care she gave and to Senior Care of Jacksonville.
Uncle Wimpy was the kindness, funniest and loving man that I have ever met. He took care of his wife all the way to the end with love in his heart everyday. He loved animals and treated them with the greatest respect. Our family visited him every chance we got. We will all miss him and his humor. I know he's up in heaven talking to his family and friends. We all love you Uncle Wimpy but are happy that you can be at peace.
Family and friends; may you have the peace of The Comforter (1 Corinthians 1:3) to carry you through your grief; as well as the comfort of good memories as you celebrate the life of one especially strong. (Psalm 90:10)