Jessie Ronald Kirkland, 61, of Austin, Arkansas, passed away June 1, 2019 after a short but hard-fought battle with cancer. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas to Jessie and Jean Kirkland. He was a devout member of the Southside Church of Christ, and a veteran Biomedical Technician for Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock. Ron served four years in the United States Army, and deployed to a combat zone during Operation Desert Storm. Family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Smith-Westbrook Funeral Home, Beebe. Funeral will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at Southside Church of Christ, Cabot, with burial in Blasingame Cemetery. Arrangements by Smith-Westbrook Funeral Home. www.smithfamilycares.com.

Published June 4, 2019