Son of Amelia Wallworth and Herman Kirkham. He married Barbara Naomi Rogers on 11 Oct 1959. Newspaper records reflect there where two children born of the marriage before it ended in divorce on 5 Jan 1963. A later marriage, to Tretia Sue Mackie, resulted in one known daughter.
Following is an edited obituary extract from the Terre Haute Tribune-Star, September 25, 2008:
James Lee Kirkham, 70, formerly of Terre Haute, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008, with his loving daughter at his side in Huntsville, Ala. He was born on Dec. 21, 1937, in Terre Haute. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and worked most of his life in maintenance at Redstone Arsonal.
He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Sue Kirkham (Tretria Sue Mackie 1941-1999). Survivors included his 96-year-old mother, Amelia Turner; daughter, Kandi Jean; two grandchildren; special friend, James Nash; brother, George Kirkham; sister, Jean Kirkham Kellams and several nieces and nephews.
He was a lifetime member of the Marine Corps League Jos. Bray Det., and American Legion Post 104.
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AN ASIDE: In my youth, I lived across the street from the Kirkham family. Jim and I were close childhood friends from the 5th grade until I left for the Air Force in 1955. I had visited with him once in the 60s but we lost track of each other over the years. There were lots of good memories of our youth, and I finally re-established contact with him in the late spring of 2008. I had hopes of meeting him once again and talking of the old days, but that wasn't to be. We will now have to wait until another time and place. Until then, rest well my friend.
Following is an edited obituary extract from the Terre Haute Tribune-Star, September 25, 2008:
James Lee Kirkham, 70, formerly of Terre Haute, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008, with his loving daughter at his side in Huntsville, Ala. He was born on Dec. 21, 1937, in Terre Haute. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and worked most of his life in maintenance at Redstone Arsonal.
He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Sue Kirkham (Tretria Sue Mackie 1941-1999). Survivors included his 96-year-old mother, Amelia Turner; daughter, Kandi Jean; two grandchildren; special friend, James Nash; brother, George Kirkham; sister, Jean Kirkham Kellams and several nieces and nephews.
He was a lifetime member of the Marine Corps League Jos. Bray Det., and American Legion Post 104.
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AN ASIDE: In my youth, I lived across the street from the Kirkham family. Jim and I were close childhood friends from the 5th grade until I left for the Air Force in 1955. I had visited with him once in the 60s but we lost track of each other over the years. There were lots of good memories of our youth, and I finally re-established contact with him in the late spring of 2008. I had hopes of meeting him once again and talking of the old days, but that wasn't to be. We will now have to wait until another time and place. Until then, rest well my friend.
Son of Amelia Wallworth and Herman Kirkham. He married Barbara Naomi Rogers on 11 Oct 1959. Newspaper records reflect there where two children born of the marriage before it ended in divorce on 5 Jan 1963. A later marriage, to Tretia Sue Mackie, resulted in one known daughter.
Following is an edited obituary extract from the Terre Haute Tribune-Star, September 25, 2008:
James Lee Kirkham, 70, formerly of Terre Haute, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008, with his loving daughter at his side in Huntsville, Ala. He was born on Dec. 21, 1937, in Terre Haute. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and worked most of his life in maintenance at Redstone Arsonal.
He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Sue Kirkham (Tretria Sue Mackie 1941-1999). Survivors included his 96-year-old mother, Amelia Turner; daughter, Kandi Jean; two grandchildren; special friend, James Nash; brother, George Kirkham; sister, Jean Kirkham Kellams and several nieces and nephews.
He was a lifetime member of the Marine Corps League Jos. Bray Det., and American Legion Post 104.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
AN ASIDE: In my youth, I lived across the street from the Kirkham family. Jim and I were close childhood friends from the 5th grade until I left for the Air Force in 1955. I had visited with him once in the 60s but we lost track of each other over the years. There were lots of good memories of our youth, and I finally re-established contact with him in the late spring of 2008. I had hopes of meeting him once again and talking of the old days, but that wasn't to be. We will now have to wait until another time and place. Until then, rest well my friend.
Following is an edited obituary extract from the Terre Haute Tribune-Star, September 25, 2008:
James Lee Kirkham, 70, formerly of Terre Haute, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008, with his loving daughter at his side in Huntsville, Ala. He was born on Dec. 21, 1937, in Terre Haute. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and worked most of his life in maintenance at Redstone Arsonal.
He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Sue Kirkham (Tretria Sue Mackie 1941-1999). Survivors included his 96-year-old mother, Amelia Turner; daughter, Kandi Jean; two grandchildren; special friend, James Nash; brother, George Kirkham; sister, Jean Kirkham Kellams and several nieces and nephews.
He was a lifetime member of the Marine Corps League Jos. Bray Det., and American Legion Post 104.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
AN ASIDE: In my youth, I lived across the street from the Kirkham family. Jim and I were close childhood friends from the 5th grade until I left for the Air Force in 1955. I had visited with him once in the 60s but we lost track of each other over the years. There were lots of good memories of our youth, and I finally re-established contact with him in the late spring of 2008. I had hopes of meeting him once again and talking of the old days, but that wasn't to be. We will now have to wait until another time and place. Until then, rest well my friend.
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