Extracted from The Southern Herald (Liberty, MS)
Thursday, February 4, 1982

LAST RITES FOR OTIS KIRKLAND

Funeral services were held for Otis M. Kirkland, 90, of Centreville, Mississippi at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, January 28, from Brown Funeral Home Chapel in Gloster.

Mr. Kirkland died Tuesday, January 26, at his residence in Centreville. He was born January 14, 1892, in Amite County, was a carpenter and a veteran of World War I.

He is survived by his wife, Ruth Taylor Kirkland, Centreville; one daughter, Mrs. Mary E. Graves, Centreville; one grandson, Gary Graves, St. Louis, Mo.

Dr. Ronald G. Kirkland, assisted by Rev. Reggie Forman officiated. Interment was in the Bethel Cemetery.

Mr. Kirkland's nephews served as pallbearers.