Jonesboro- Sara M. Kirkland Simons, 46, passed away March 27, 2019 at NEA Baptist Hospital. She was born January 28, 1973 in Jonesboro to Jonnie and Madeleine Hale Kirkland.
Sara attended Licking High School R-8 where she was active in basketball, cross country, forensics and debate club. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology from ASU (Cum Laude) and a master's degree in Rehab Counseling. She was a member of the Arkansas Licensed Professional Counselor Association and worked for Methodist Family Health as a therapist at University Heights Intermediate School.
She is survived by her parents, Jonnie and Madeleine Kirkland of Jonesboro, her son, Logan K. Simons, daughter, Lauren R. Simons, three aunts, Helen Hale, Donna Barker (Gerald), Kathy Tosh (Mike) all of Jonesboro, as well as many loving cousins and very dear friends.
Sara is preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, J.W. "Dub" and Marie Kirkland and her maternal grandparents, Edward Everett Hale and Helen Boystun Hale.
Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday March 30, 2019 at Gregg Langford Bookout Funeral Home with Rev. Jim Markley officiating. Interment will follow in Interment will follow at Jonesboro Memorial Park Cemetery Cemetery. Visitation will be the day of the service at the funeral home from 1:00 p.m. until service time.
Honored to serve as pallbearers will be Nick Andrews, Ron Young, John Tatroe, Brad Benton, Jeff Taylor and Frank Martin. Honorary pallbearers are, Gerald Barker, Mike Tosh, Birchard Roberts, Jay Kirkland, Brent Watkins, Gerry Watkins, Fred Sitz, Lindell Pratt, Neil Moore and Scott Ford.
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