Amos H. Kirkwood Obituary (1918 - 2011)

Rev. Amos H. Kirkwood, 92, of Madisonville, KY, passed away at 4:40 P.M. Saturday August 6, 2011 at the Western Kentucky Veterans Center in Hanson, KY. \ He was born September 30, 1918 in Wheatland, IN to the late Amos Caleb Kirkwood and Ethel Blanchard Kirkwood. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Edna Grace Kirkwood and one sister, Elsie Hanner. \ Rev. Kirkwood was a member of the Liberty Baptist Church in Madisonville. He pastored churches in Hopkins, Webster, Daviess, Muhlenberg, Union, and Logan Counties and Ashland KY. He was a veteran of the South Pacific campaign in WWII and the Battle of Okinawa. \ He is survived by one daughter, Barbara (Darrel) May of Owensboro, KY; one son, Jerry (Pamela) Kirkwood of Mt. Juliet, TN; one niece, Betty Hanner; five grandchildren, Dianna Mattingly, Jeri Lynn Brown, Jeana Bamberger, Nathan Kirkwood and Matthew Kirkwood; seven great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren. \ Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Tuesday August 9, 2011 at Barnett-Strother Funeral Home with Bro. Tondra Daugherty and Bro. Jeff Hendricks officiating. Burial will follow in Browder Cemetery. \ Visitation will be 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Monday, and after 11:00 A.M. Tuesday until the service time at the funeral home. \ Pallbearers will be Nathan Kirkwood, Matthew Kirkwood, Jerry Mattingly, Ron Bamberger, Don Ramsey and Carl Daughtery. \ Memorials may be made to Gideons International. \