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Lucy Lorraine (Lattig) Kirkland (2007)

BOOTHE, CLAYPOOL, DORSEY, DUFF, EVANS, GARRETT, KIRKLAND, LATTIG, SMITH, SPENCER

Posted By: Shirley Keating
Date: 6/18/2007 at 21:51:05

Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Lucy L. Kirkland, 90, a former Macksburg resident, died Wednesday, June 6, 2007, at Winterset Care Center North.

Funeral services were held Saturday, June 9, at the Macksburg United Methodist Church. Burial was at Moon Cemetery, rural Macksburg.

Memorials may be directed to a fund established in Lucy’s name to be decided on at a later date. Online condolences may be sent to the family at ochiltree.com.

Lucy was born Sept. 10, 1916, in Cass County, Iowa, the daughter of C. Dana and Laura (Dorsey) Lattig.

She graduated from Macksburg High School and later married Floyd Kirkland on Dec. 29, 1933. A housewife for most of her life, Lucy also worked as a school cook in the Greeley, Colo., and Macksburg schools.

She was a member of the Macksburg United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women. She also was a member of the Women’s Relief Corps and the Rebekah Lodge.

Lucy was a great cook. She loved to quilt and spend time gardening. She also enjoyed making stuffed animals for her grandchildren.

Survivors include her children — George Kirkland (Betty) of Winterset, Gerald Kirkland (Kay) of Montrose, Colo., Nancy Smith (Jim) of Macksburg, Dennis Kirkland (Janice) of Creston, and Linda Evans (Ken) of Washington, Pa.; two sisters, Harriet Garrett (Marvin) and Isobel Duff, both of Creston; two sisters-in-law, Phyllis Kirkland and Leona Kirkland, both of Winterset; 15 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Floyd in 1974; two great-grandsons, Patrick Kirkland and Levi Boothe; two sisters, Clarice Claypool and Ethelyn Spencer; and two brothers, Delmar Lattig and Cy Lattig.

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