Willie Jewel Kirkland Burch

June 3, 2018

Willie Jewel Kirkland Burch of Pensacola, Florida passed away on May 31, 2018. Mrs. Burch was born in Milton, Florida on December 26, 1925 and grew up in Baker. She graduated from Baker High School and Twentieth Century Business College and later worked at both the “old” Sacred Heart Hospital on Twelfth Ave. and Sacred Heart Hospital on Ninth Ave. She retired as an administrative assistant from the Florida Board of Medical Examiners in Tallahassee.

Mrs. Burch is preceded in death by her parents Garrett F. Kirkland, Sr. and Sula Barnett Kirkland; husband, Thomas Burch; son, Sidney A. Gill; two sisters, and seven brothers. Left cherishing memories are daughters, Gloria G. Fox (Kent), Mt. Juliet, TN; and Sheryl G. Pomeroy (Jeff), Pensacola; grandchildren, Julie G. Thompson, Greg Gill (Sidney), Dana G. Chase; Michael Morrell, Jonathan Morrell (Alison); Garrett Cox (Evie), Rebecca Kirchharr (Matt); eleven great-grandchildren; a special niece, Margaret Hamm; brother, Randall Kirkland; numerous nieces and nephews, and all-time favorite, Bo the Pomeranian.

Visitation will be from 9:30-10:30 on Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North. Celebration of Life will follow at 10:30. Interment will take place at 2:00 pm, Shady Grove Community Cemetery, 1189 Shady Gove Church Road, Baker, and Florida.

The family wishes to thank the staff of Clarity Pointe, Covenant Hospice, and Dr. Manning Hanline, Baptist Hospital. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Pensacola Humane Society, 5 North Q Street, Pensacola, FL 32505 or the charity of your choice.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under Obituaries