Obituary of Etta Pearl Kirkland

Etta Pearl Kirkland, 89, passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2022 peacefully at home surrounded by family. Born in Lugoff, SC, she was the daughter of the late Zillie Goodwin Sr. and Minnie Williams Goodwin. Mrs. Kirkland was a faithful member of Mt. Calvary Church of God in Christ.

Surviving are her sons, Willie Kirkland Sr. (Deborah), Alfred B. Kirkland, and James K. Kirkland (Sharon); daughters, Frances K. Wood, Juanita P. Washington, Daisy K. Kennedy (Willie) and Jackie Jackson; daughter-in-law, Thomasina Kirkland; and a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was predeceased by her husband, Rosenwald Kirkland Sr.; sons, Rosenwald Kirkland, Jr. and Joseph B. Kirkland; brothers, Zillie Goodwin, Willie James “Buddy” Goodwin; sisters, Louise Robinson, Annie Bell Scott, Catherine Davis, Rosalee Goodwin, Lucinda Sanders, and Geneva Kirkland.

A celebration of life service will be held on Saturday, Sept 24, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Powers Funeral Home, Lugoff, with burial to follow in Mt. Calvary Church of God in Christ cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Amedisys Home Health and Hospice.