James T. “Jimmy” Kilgore, 55, of Irwinville, Georgia, died Friday, March 31, 2006, at Irwin County Hospital in Ocilla.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M., Monday, April 3, 2006, at Irwinville Baptist Church, Irwinville, with Rev. Stan Bowen and Rev. L.A. “Sonny” Pate officiating. Interment will follow in Irwinville Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7-9 Sunday evening at the funeral home.
Mr. Kilgore was born August 6, 1950, in San Diego, California, to LaVerne T. Kilgore and the late James C. “Jim” Kilgore. He had lived in the community since 1981 coming from Charleston, S.C. He was a 1968 graduate of Garrett High School in Charleston, a 1970 graduate of Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Technical Education Center and worked as a mechanic while in Charleston. He attended Valdosta State College in Valdosta, GA and was retired machine shop instructor for East Central Technical College. He was a farmer, and a member of the National Rifle Association, Ducks Unlimited and the Bass Club. Mr. Kilgore was a member of the Dorchester-Waylon Baptist Church in Charleston, SC.
Mr. Kilgore is survived by his wife: Shirley Goodale Kilgore of Irwinville; one daughter and son-in-law: Brandy and Robbie Tindall of Roswell; and his mother: LaVerne T. Kilgore of Irwinville. He was preceded in death by his father: James C. “Jim” Kilgore.