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Mary Elizabeth (Libbie) (Jackson) Kirkland

Posted 2018-04-03 by Judy Wight Branson
Arizona Republican, Phoenix, Arizona
Monday, September 27, 1920, page 6, column 2

Funeral Notice -

Funeral services for Mrs. Libbie Kirkland, Arizona pioneer who died
Saturday morning from a stroke of apoplexy, will be held this
afternoon at two o'clock at the chapel of the Moore undertaking
establishment, 329 West Adams.
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The Coconino Sun, Flagstaff, Arizona
Friday, October 8, 1920, page 6, column 3

Mrs. E. E. Kirkland, Well Known Here, Dies In Phoenix

Mrs. Libbie Kirkland, one of the pioneer women of Arizona, and one
of the most popular among the older residents of Phoenix, died
Saturday morning at her apartments on North First street, Phoenix,
from a stroke of apoplexy, the call coming while she was asleep.

She had spent the summer visiting with relatives at Kirkland and
Prescott, and returned to Phoenix about 10 days ago. Taking
apartments temporarily, she had been giving her attention for some
days to the purchase a house, which, however, she had not completed.
She had been feeling ill for some time, but was attended by a nurse
at night, and apparently had attached little importance to the
illness.

Born at Santa Rosa, California, Mrs. Kirkland was a little child
when she came to Arizona some 50 years ago, her father, a Mr.
Jackson, being one of the early settlers of Yavapai county. Her
husband, Edward E. Kirkland, was a territorial treasurer during the
administration of Governors Brody, Kibbey and Sloan. He died five
years ago, their son, the only child of the family, having died two
years previously.

Mrs. Kirkland was active in the affairs of the Woman's Club of
Phoenix, in later years; and during the war she did much important
work in the services of the Red Cross. She was noted among her
intimate friends for her unobtrusive charities, being a woman of
considerable wealth.

Phoenix Republican -

Transcriber's note: Mrs. Kirkland is buried in the Greenwood
Memorial Cemetery in Phoenix, Arizona.




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