DATELINE: Jerseyville
NAME: Harold L. Kirchner
AGE: 90
DIED: 6:39 a.m. Thursday, May 19, 2016 at his Home
BORN: March 22, 1926 in Otterville
PARENTS: Lloyd & Mary “Mamie” (Dabbs) Kirchner (Both Deceased)
MARRIAGE: Levetta “Sue” Young
DATE MARRIED: October 14, 1950 at First Baptist Church in Jerseyville
OCCUPATION: Upon returning home from serving his country, he worked a Shell Oil refinery as laborer- Insulator. He later purchased the Huett Farm West of Otterville in 1953, Acquired sizable land for himself and his heirs with hard work and being frugal.
MEMBERSHIPS: Insulator Union Local 1, Jerseyville American Legion Post #492, Jersey County Farm Bureau for 70 Years.
MILITARY: U.S. Navy World War II Veteran from 1944-1946
VISITATION: 9-11 a.m. Tuesday, May 24, 2016
At Alexander & Gubser Funeral Home in Jerseyville
FUNERAL: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 24, 2016
At Alexander & Gubser Funeral Home in Jerseyville
Military Graveside Rites by Jerseyville American Legion Post #492
CLERGY: Rev. David Prosser
BURIAL: Noble Cemetery
MEMORIALS: In Lieu of Flowers, Jerseyville American Legion Color Guard
SURVIVORS
WIFE: Levetta “Sue” Kirchner of Jerseyville
SON: Billy Ray Kirchner of Jerseyville
GRANDCHILDREN: Tiffany Annett Kirchner and Marissa Leigh Kirchner
DAUGHTER IN LAW: Jami Kirchner of Jerseyville
HALF-BROTHERS: Lloyd Kirchner, Jr. of Jerseyville, Larry Flowers of Otterville and Kendall Kirchner of Decatur
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY: Parents,