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George Wilford Kirkland

George Wilford Kirkland

Male 1930 - 2013  (82 years)

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  • Name George Wilford Kirkland  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth 16 Nov 1930  Carey, Blaine, Idaho, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4
    Gender Male 
    Race White  [4
    Residence 1935  Carey, Blaine, Idaho, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1 Apr 1940  Carey, Blaine, Idaho, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Age: 9; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son 
    Residence 1956  Logan, Cache, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1984  Centerville, Davis, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Death 7 Feb 2013  Centerville, Davis, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • George Wilford Kirkland
      November 16, 1930 - February 7, 2013

      George Wilford Kirkland, 82 of Centerville, UT., passed away February 7, 2013 after an extended illness. He was born on November 16, 1930.

      The son of Wilford W. and Thelma Whitby Kirkland. George spent his happy childhood in Carey, Idaho. The family later moved to Logan, UT. He served an LDS mission in the Southern States Mission and earned a degree from Utah State University. George served in the U.S. Army in Salzberg, Austria from 1953 to 1955.

      He married Theda Crook Kirkland. They were married in the Logan LDS temple, Dec. 21, 1956. They raised four sons and one daughter in Centerville, Utah. George started his career in 1957 teaching drafting at Viewmont High School. He had a great passion for teaching youth. He served in many areas of the LDS church. His favorites being a devoted home teacher, ward clerk, temple worker in the Bountiful LDS temple and as a missionary in the membership records department. George had a very inquisitive mind and enjoyed various hobbies and talents. Many of his fondest memories were spent teaching his children to work and play on the family ranch in Star Valley, Wyoming. For the past several winters George and Theda have enjoyed their winters in St. George, Utah.

      George is preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Linda Shipley and Pearl Carstensen, and his son Layne Kirkland.

      He is survived by his wife, Theda C. Kirkland and his children Gregory(Janet) Kirkland, Hillsboro, Or., Steven(Carol) Kirkland, of West Jordan, UT., Kristine Kirkland (Joseph Kelly) of Spanish Fork, UT., Dale (Anne) Kirkland of West Bountiful, UT. and daughter-in-law Kristine N. Kirkland of West Valley, UT. He is also survived by 21 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. We are blessed to have had him in our lives and look forward to being reunited with him again someday.

      Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, February 12, 2013, at the LDS church, 610 No. Rowland Way, Centerville, UT.

      Friends and family may visit Monday between 6 and 8 p.m. at Russon Brothers Mortuary, 295 N. Main Bountiful, UT. or Tuesday, 9:45-10:45 a.m. at the church.

      Interment will be at the Centerville City Cemetery.

      http://russonmortuary.com/?pagetype=obitlink&obit_id=896924
    Burial 12 Feb 2013  Centerville City Cemetery, Centerville, Davis, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I29318  tng Genealogy

    Father Wilfred Woodruff Kirkland,   b. 8 Oct 1904, Glen Saint Mary, Baker, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jun 1982, Logan, Cache, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Thelma Viola Whitby,   b. 9 Jan 1908, Alpine, Utah, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Oct 1962, Logan, Cache, Utah, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 11 Sep 1928 
    Family ID F916  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Living 
    Family ID F10365  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 Nov 1930 - Carey, Blaine, Idaho, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1935 - Carey, Blaine, Idaho, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 9; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1 Apr 1940 - Carey, Blaine, Idaho, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1956 - Logan, Cache, Utah, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 12 Feb 2013 - Centerville City Cemetery, Centerville, Davis, Utah, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S396] Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online.
      Record for George W Kirkland
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uspublicrecords3&h=376656587&indiv=try
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uspublicrecords3&h=376656587&indiv=try

    2. [S541] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104936880/george-wilford-kirkland.
      Record for George Wilford Kirkland
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=80129162&indiv=try
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=80129162&indiv=try

    3. [S526] Ancestry.com, Web: Western States Marriage Index, 1809-2011, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
      Record for George Wilford Kirkland
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=70016&h=1827301&indiv=try
      Name: George Wilford Kirkland
      Residence Place: Logan, Cache, Utah
      Marriage License Place: Cache, Utah, USA
      Marriage Date: 21 Dec 1956
      Marriage Place: Logan, Cache, Utah
      Spouse:
      Theda Crook
      Marriage Certificate Number: 475
      Notes: Certificate # 475 Logan Temple
      URL: https://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/westernStatesRecordDetail.cfm?recordID=542392

    4. [S474] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Year: 1940; Census Place: Carey, Blaine, Idaho; Roll: T627_739; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 7-3B
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1940usfedcen&h=104510995&indiv=try
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      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1940usfedcen&h=104510995&indiv=try