Individual Details

Roy Kirkland was raised along with his sister, Violet (my mother) in Dallas, Texas by his mother after the divorce. They had lost all contact with their father by his apparent choice and remarriage.
Shortly after graduating from high school in Dallas, Roy enlists in the Airforce and goes off to fight over Germany in World War II. He works his way up to co-pilot of B29 bombers. He flies a few mission over Italy as well. Before the war is over he meets and marries Jo Nell Rains.
After returning to the states he gets out of the airforce for a while and operates a gas station in Roscoe, Texas. Although he could do the work easily the military offered him opportunities that he decided he needed to pursue. He signed up again and continued his training. He becomes the pilot of B36 stratofortress planes. His work was very much involved in the SAC (Strategic Air Command) program of keeping the Soviet Union's nuclear power under control by constantly flying warheads near their border on the eventuality of nuclear war. As a result of this activity he and his family moved to various locations all across the United States with extended stays in Maine, South Dakota, and Texas. He worked his way up to Major in the Air Force when he retired.
After retirement he had several activities. One passion of his was collecting coins. He therefore started setting up gum ball machines in various locations just to go through the coins. He also operated a commercial janitorial business until his death. Jo Nell continues her church activities and keeps close contact with her children and their families.
Nelda Jean marries Theodore Edward Morgan Jr. 1966.
Nelda's children :
Micheal Todd Morgan Born: January 21, 1967 m. Charlene Kay Coker May 9, 1992 Born: September 28, 1972
Todd's children:
Zachary Michael Morgan Born: August 27, 1993
Alexander Gene Morgan Born: March 4, 1996
New Baby Born:
Jodi Michele Morgan Born: October 16, 1969
Jonathan Dean Lovett Born: March 13, 1981
sources:
Greenwood Memorial Park, funeral announcement, Oct , 7, 2005Jo Nell Kirkland and Nedra Kirkland email

Birth	14 May 1922	Dallas County, Texas
Census (family)-shared	5 Apr 1930	(Olea Forrest Kirkland and Sarah Alice "Sadie" Hollaway) Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Census (family)-shared	4 Apr 1940	(Edward Monroe Johnson and Sarah Alice "Sadie" Hollaway) Cranfills Gap, Bosque County, Texas
Marriage	21 Sep 1944	Jo Nell Rains
Death	16 Mar 1988	Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
Burial		Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas

Spouse	Jo Nell Rains (1926 - 2005)
Child	Living
Child	Living

Father	Olea Forrest Kirkland (1893 - 1942)
Mother	Sarah Alice "Sadie" Hollaway (1897 - 1980)
Sibling	Violet May Kirkland (1918 - 2014)

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