01.15.08
Worshipful Brother Kirkman Passes
The Grand Architect of the Universe has been please to call Worshipful Brother James E. Kirkman, Past Master of Summerville Masonic Lodge No. 234, to his Home.
Worshipful Brother Kirkman was Master of the Lodge in 1978 and passed away on January 8, 2008. The following is the obituary as posted in the Charleston Post and Courier.
KIRKMAN, James
James E. Kirkman, 61, passed on Tuesday, January 8th at his home in Powder Springs, GA. Jim was born on February 26, 1946 in Rochester, Indiana to his parents (deceased) Eugene Lowell and Marie Elizabeth Jackson Kirkman. Graduating from Arlington High School in Indianapolis, Jim then enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1965 and was a Vietnam Veteran. After obtaining his degree from the University of Illinois, Jim enlisted with the U.S. A.F. Reserves in 1972 and retired in 1999 as Chief Master Sergeant with 33 years total military service primarily served between Charleston, SC and Atlanta, GA. Following his retirement from the U.S.A.F., Jim served 11 years with the Federal Aviation Administration, retiring in 2006 as Principal Maintenance Inspector. Jim’s affiliations included his service as Past Master of Summerville, SC Masonic Lodge and also served as Junior Grand Deacon for the Grand Lodge of South Carolina. He was a member of the Scottish Rite of South Carolina and a member of Due West U.M.C. in Marietta, GA. Jim was an avid trout fisherman who enjoyed the rivers of North Georgia. Jim is survived by his wife, Sara Miller Kirkman; son and daughter-in-law, Jeff and Mary Kirkman of Dallas, GA; grandchildren, Bret, Stella and Olivia Kirkman; brother, Richard Kirkman of Indianapolis, Indiana; and close family, Donna and Jim Leach of Mt. Morris, MI, Gene and Charlene Henderson of Hartford City, IN, several nieces and nephews. Services for Mr. Kirkman will be Friday at 9:00 a.m. at Mayes Ward-Dobbins Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Tom Davis officiating. Interment will be in Georgia National Cemetery in Canton at 11:00 a.m. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Contributions may be made to ALS Association of Georgia, 1955 Cliff Valley Way, Ste 116, Atlanta, GA 30329. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.
