Robert Taylor Kirkham, Jr. age 78 of Sweet Water, AL died August 13, 2018 with Lewy Body Dementia and Parkinson's Disease at Thomasville Health Care and Rehabilitation Center. He was born September 29, 1939 in Dallas County, AL to Robert Taylor and Marie Kirkham. He was a retired electronic technician with Georgia Pacific Corp. and a member of Crossroads Community Church in Dixons Mills, AL and a veteran of the US Army.
He is survived by his wife, Laurice Butler Kirkham of Sweet Water, AL; son, James C. (Laurie) Thomas, Jr. of Lafayette, IN; daughter, Elizabeth T. Knight of Rock Hill, SC; two sisters, Patricia Kight of Leroy, AL and Carol (Stan) Etheridge of Thomasville, AL; two brothers, William (Brenda) Kirkham of Athens, AL and Mark (Wynelle) Kirkham of Rogersville, AL; seven grandchildren, Josiah Thomas, Nathanael (Saudia) Thomas, Rebekah (Joshua) Porch, Ethan Thomas, Turner (Devon) Knight, Helen Grace Knight, and Hunter Knight; four great grandchildren, Jordan Belle Smith, Brooklyn Knight, Maylee Knight, and Asher Thomas; several nieces and nephews, and many other loved ones.
Visitation will be held at O'Bryant Chapel Funeral Home on Friday, August 17, 2018 from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm. Funeral services will be held at O'Bryant Chapel Funeral Home on Saturday, August 18, 2018 at 11:00 am with Rev. Glenn Akridge officiating. Burial will follow at Sweet Water Cemetery in Sweet Water, AL.
Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to: the Sweet Water Cemetery Fund, c/o Stanley Lewis, 2525 Union Grove Road, Sweet Water, AL 36782; or Memory People, Inc. c/o Peoples Bank, 200 Main Street, Coshocton, OH 43812; or The Gideons, International, PO Box 491, Thomasville, AL 36784.
The family would like to thank Sonrise Assisted Living, Always Home, Camden Nursing Home and Thomasville Health Care and Rehabilitation Center for their care during his illness.
Arrangements by O'Bryant Chapel Funeral Home in Thomasville, AL.
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