Bob Britt Kirkland, 78, of Nederland, passed away Tuesday, September 19, 2006 at Southeast Texas Medical Center in Port Arthur.
Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, September 25, 2006 in the Chapel of Broussard's Mortuary in Nederland with Rev. Randy Carrion officiating. Interment will follow at Memory Gardens in Nederland. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5 to 8 PM Sunday, September 24, 2006 at the mortuary.
Mr. Kirkland was a native of Mosselle, Mississippi and lived in Nederland for over 49 years. He was retired from Texas A& M Research Department for the USDA with 29 years of service. Bob served his country in the Mississippi National Guard before serving active duty in the U.S. Army.
Mr. Kirkland was preceded in death by his wife of 39 years, Ruby Joyce Green Kirkland. Bob is survived by his daughter, Ann Elizabeth Kirkland McQuhae of Nederland; sons, Jeffrey Britt Kirkland and wife Claudia Ann of Cranston, Rhode Island; grandson, George Allen McQuhae of Nederland; sister-in-law, Peggy Menard and husband Lawrence of Nederland; sister-in-law, Jeannie and Barney Green of Nederland; niece, Esther Outlaw and husband Charles of West, Mississippi.