Joseph Leon Kirksey (Bolivar 's Obituary
Joseph Leon Kirksey, of Pleasant Hope, Missouri, passed from this life during the late evening hours of August 7, 2015, in the presence and prayers of his three daughters, at Parkview Nursing Home, in Bolivar, Missouri.
Joe was born on September 2, 1932, near Aldrich, Missouri. Joe was the fifth of seven sons born to Jesse and Delphia Waggoner Kirksey. He was saved at an early age at the Mitchell Campground Church near Aldrich, and was a member of New Hope Baptist Church.
On September 23, 1950, Joe married the love of his life, Anna Marie Asbell. To this union three daughters were born; Karen, Sharon Kay, and Peggy. Joe and Anna worked together on a dairy farm most of their 61 years of marriage. Anna departed this life on October 1, 2011.
Joe loved farming, gardening, and spending time with his family. He especially enjoyed homemade ice cream on the 4th of July, John Deere tractors, and sitting on the porch on summer evenings.
Joe was preceded in death by his wife Anna; his parents; five brothers, Gordon, Richard, Howard, Dean, and Herman Kirksey.
Joe is survived by his three daughters, and their husbands, Karen and Randy Woodmansee, Kay and Billy Dryer, all of Aldrich, and Peggy and Jack Barham, of Halfway; brother, Wayne Kirksey, of Walnut Grove; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren. Joe will be dearly missed by his family, friends, and neighbors.
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