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Mr. Presley Kirksey of Searcy, Arkansas, departed this life on Friday, February 18, 2022 at the age of 81. He was born October 22, 1940 in Amagon, Arkansas, the son of Moody Lee, Sr., and Lennie Mae (Campbell) Kirksey.
Mr. Kirksey worked for Allied Electric and Power in Van Buren as an Electric Motor Rewinder for over 40 years. He loved to bowl, and enjoyed hiking. Mr. Kirksey loved animals, his dogs, and going to the zoo.
This wonderful father and grandfather had a mischievous smile, and a great love for his family and his church. He was a member of the Crosby Church of Christ.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Moody Lee Kirksey, Jr., and William Jackson Kirksey; and three sisters, Wanda Loretta Kirksey, Ada Belle Koettel, and Mae Tilley.
Mr. Kirksey is survived by one son, Michael Presley Smith of Conway; two daughters, Mitzi Dianne Burdette and husband, Mark of Jackson, Tennessee, and Lee Ann High and husband, James of Hernando, Mississippi; four grandchildren, Amanda Burdette, Joshua Burdette, Sophie Grace High, and Micalea Smith; and three great grandchildren, Alexa, Autumn, and Avery Burdette.
Funeral services are 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at Jackson’s Newport Funeral Home Chapel, with interment in Memory Garden Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home, Wednesday, noon until service.
Those honored to serve as pallbearers are Michael Presley Smith, James High, Mark Burdette, Roger Bowman, Jerry Murphy, Sophia, High, and Joshua Burdette.
Arrangements by Jackson’s Newport Funeral Home.