Betty Fox Kirkland

Betty Fox Kirkland, age 93 died January 15, 2012 at Asbury Place, born January 12, 1919 in Utica, NY to Clarence L. Fox and Ernestine Dennig Fox. Betty completed 3 years of college, 2 years at Green Mountain Junior College and 1 year at Catherine Gibbs Secretarial School in Boston. She worked for many years as executive secretary for National Ambulance (now Rural Metro) in Rochester, NY. Betty was a longtime member of Dewey Avenue Presbyterian Church in Rochester, NY and then 1st Presbyterian Church in Dundee, NY. She was currently a member of Lake Hills Presbyterian Church in Knoxville. Preceded in death by: Husband, Robert A. Kirkland (A World War II Veteran). Survivors include: Sons, R. Michael and wife Marcia Kirkland of Friendsville, TN, Dale R. & wife Elaine Kirkland of Patterson, NY; Grandchildren, Kenneth & wife Diane and great-granddaughter Jennifer of Webster, NY and granddaughter, Kathryn of Fairlawn, NJ; Sisters, Nancy Montgomery of Ohio, Beverly & husband Stuart Mundt of Colorado; Special Nephew, Robert & wife Charlotte Conant of Florida; several other nieces, nephews, and cousins. Services will be Sunday, January 22, 2012 at Lake Hills Presbyterian Church at 4:00 PM with receiving of friends to follow. Burial will be at Woodlawn Veterans Cemetery in Elmira, NY. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to: Lake Hills Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund, 3805 Maloney Road, Knoxville, TN 37920. Smith Funeral & Cremation Service, Maryville, 865-983-1000. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Betty Fox Kirkland please visit our Sympathy Store.