The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-09-30
DIR. n, r.. KIRKLAND DEAD.
Veteran Bamberg County Citizen
Passed Away at Age of 90.

Sunday afternoon at four o'clock at
the home Of his son., A. l.. Kirkland
| near Olar, at the age of ninety years.
DR.. kirkland had been in i'll health
for some months, and his death was
not unexpected.
Interment took place Monday after
noon at four o'clock, at Mizpah
| Methodist church, where he had re-
| quested that his mortal frame should
rest. Rev. C. NJ. Peeler, his pastor,
Rev. A. G.. Walker and Rev. Peter
Stokes, of Orangeburg, conducted the
burial service. The burial was at
| tended by a large concourse of rela-
tives and friends from this and sever
al adjoining counties.
DR.. Needham Franklin Kirkland
was in his ninetieth year. He was
born on January 9th, 1881, on the
same place where he died nearly a
century later, which was at that time
| incorporated in old BarnWell county,
cut off later into Bamberg. DR.. Kirk
land attended the common schools of
his community and then went to
Cokesbury school. Deciding on the
practice of medicine as a profession,
he entered the Medical college at
ioh INC if,1fi O
was graduated. He completed his
medical training by taking post
graduate course in New York, and
began practicing medicine in 1857.
When the war clouds began to
gather, he enlisted for service with
his countrymen. He entered at the
outbreak of the war serving in Col
cocks regiment as assistant surgeon.
His services during the war were con-
fined to the coast of South Carolina.
After the war DR.. Kirkland return
ed home and resumed his ministry
to the sick and for some years en-
joyed a wide practice. There are
many of the older people of the coun-
ty who recall in a loving manner his
gentle ministrations during these
years. In 1858 he gave up the active
practice of medicine, but continued
to minister to those about him. His
time was devoted largely to his farm
ing interests, and he made as good
a farmer as he did DOCTOR
During the red shirt campaign he
took an active part in redeeming his
state and county from the misrule of
the carpetbagger, and he has always
been identified with all public move
ments.
On May 27, 1857, DR.. kirkland
was happily married to Miss Jenny
M. Lawton, of Hampton, a daughter
of the late J. NJ. and Elizabeth
Thompson Lawton, who preceded him
to the grave by eleven years. Eight
children were born to them, three of
whom have gone to their reward,
and two of whom died at the age of
twenty years. Dr.. R. G. Kirkland, of
Barnwell, died last year. Four sons
are living. DR.. n. F. Kirkland, Jr.,
of Allendale is prominent physician.
Rev. w. G. kirkland, D. D., is editor
CT the Southern Christian Advocate,
Columbia; J. NJ. L. kirkland, of
Beaufort county, retired last year
from the office of probate Judge of
his county, while A. L. Kirkland was
elected clerk of court of Bamberg
county in 1916 and renominated in
the recent Democratic primary with
out opposition. One daughter is liv-
ing, Mrs. Harry NJ. Graham, of Green
wood.
DR.. Kirkland's political career con-
sisted of sixteen years of service as
treasurer of Barnwell county. For
ten years he was president OF the
Citizens Bank of BarnWell.
His chief ambition in life, as re-
peatedly stated by himself, was to
serve his day and generation accord
inc to the will of God. His noble
Christian life bore ample testimony
to the fact that in this he was emil
nently successful. The writer has nev-
er heard a word spoken in criticism of
this good man. He was member OF
the N1izpah Methodist church at Bu-
ford's Bridge, and he served there
as a steward for more than half a
century. While he retired from all
business activity about . years ago,
he never retired from religious &C
tivity, and he remained as chairman
of the board of stewards of the Olar
charge to the day of his death. Any