Mitchell Glen Kirkman

Mr. Mitchell Glen Kirkman, 54, of 6111 Farrior Drive, Clemmons, husband of Nora Chavez Kirkman, was called home Friday afternoon, September 11, 2009, at Forsyth Medical Center after a short illness. He was born November 10, 1954, in Surry County, to Glen and Treva Riddle Kirkman. He was a 10-year veteran of the Winston-Salem Police Department. He was the co-owner of Flor Blanca Realty and was a mortgage broker. Mr. Kirkman was the former co-owner and operator of Sheltontown Grocery. He was a 1973 graduate of Mount Airy High School, a graduate of Surry Community College, and a graduate of University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He was a member of Center Grove Baptist Church in Clemmons. Surviving are his wife, Nora Chavez Kirkman of the home; two daughters and a son-in-law, Heather and William Naylor of Conway, SC, and Erin Kirkman of Winston-Salem; his parents, Glen and Treva Riddle Kirkman of Mount Airy; a sister and brother-in-law, Kim and Wayne Hudson of Mount Airy; a nephew, Travis Hudson of Greensboro; and a niece, Jessica Hudson of Winston-Salem. Mr. Kirkman was preceded in death by a brother, Phil Kirkman. The funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 PM Monday, September 14, 2009, at Bannertown Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Steven Corts. Burial will follow at Skyline Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends Sunday from 7:00 to 9:00 PM at Moody Funeral Home in Mount Airy, where his body will remain until carried to the church to lie-in-state 30 minutes before the service. Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to Center Grove Baptist Church, 8200 Center Grove Baptist Church Road, Clemmons, NC 27012.