Joanne H. Kirkland

Joanne H. Kirkland, age 90, formerly of Abbeville, passed into the loving arms of her Savior, Jesus Christ on Monday, October 2, 2023.  She had been a substitute teacher for the Lee County School System, and was a member of Siloam Baptist Church.  A faithful servant, Joanne lived her life everyday pleasing to God.  Joanne was a devoted wife, a loving mother, and a proud “Grandma, and Great-Grandma”, the matriarch of the family, providing guidance and unconditional love to everyone.

Joanne was born January 2 1933, in Vienna, Georgia, to the late Ham Pate Swearingen and Martha Ophelia Smith.   She was also preceded in death by her husbands, Charles Harris, and Benjamin Tilman Kirkland, and her daughter-in-law, Terri Harris, and her 8 siblings:  Rubye Brady (Bill), Eunice Bowden (Bob), Bernice Mitchell (Rev. Lowell), Verna Banks (Dewey), Hamilton Swearingen, Elizabeth Helms (Joel), Annelle Hendley (JC), and Helen Reuter (Julius).

.  Survivors include her sons:  Tim (Michelle) Harris of Tifton, and Craig Kirkland (Hannah) of Moultrie; 5 grandchildren:  Rusty Harris (Leigh), Jordan Harris (Taylor), Eric Kirkland (Abby), Brian Kirkland, and Brock Snyder (Haley); and 3 great-grandchildren: Townes Harris, Elliot Kirkland, and Autumn Snyder..

Funeral Services will be Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. in Siloam Baptist Church with Rev. Joey Boney and Rev. Tommy Baker officiating.  Tim Harris will give a Eulogy.   Interment will be in the Siloam Cemetery.    Visitation will be from 2:00-3:00 p.m. prior to the service in the church.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be given to Shady Pines Assisted Living in Abbeville, or to Siloam Baptist Church, Abbeville.

Frazier & Son Funeral and Cremation Services is in charge of the arrangements.

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