WARSAW - John Thomas Kirkwood, 77, Claypool, died Oct. 25, 2007, at Miller's Merry Manor, Warsaw.
He was born Sept. 1, 1930, in Mishawaka, to William H. and Jennie Tucker Kirkwood. On Dec. 23, 1951, in North Manchester, he married Norma Metzger, who survives.
He owned and operated Kirkwood Garage, Claypool, and worked for Gragg Equipment Co., Warsaw. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving in the Korean War, and was honorably discharged in August 1954. He was a former member of the Claypool Town Board.
Also surviving are two daughters, Rhonda Kirkwood, Warsaw, and Jeni Alam, Indianapolis; one granddaughter, Ann Menzie, Minneapolis, Minn.; one grandson, Andrew Alam, Indianapolis; and one brother, William H. Kirkwood Jr., Albion, N.Y. He was preceded in death by one sister, Barbara Robbins.
A military graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Graceland Cemetery, Claypool, with the Rev. Evelyn Haney, Claypool United Methodist Church. officiating.
No visitation is planned.
Memorials to the American Diabetes Association and Kosciusko Home Care and Hospice.
