Funeral services were held Friday, June 23, 2017, at Dublin Baptist Church in Prentiss for Mr. Virgil Dewayne Kirkley, 60, of Prentiss who died Monday, June 19, 2017, at the Jefferson Davis Community Hospital in Prentiss. Burial followed in Dublin Cemetery in Prentiss. Saulters Moore Funeral Home of Prentiss was in charge of arrangements. Rev. Terry Wallace officiated.

Pallbearers were  Preston Williams, Russell McAlister, Reggie Myers, Anthony Polk, Prince White Jr., Keldrick Washington and Reggie Herking. Honorary pallbearers were Tim White and Eddie Reynolds.

Mr. Kirkley was born Sept. 18, 1956, in Prentiss to Virgil Kirkley and Joyce Nell Kirkley.  He was a mud engineer for the oil and gas industry and a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church.

He is survived by two sisters, Dawanna Reynolds of Carson and Debbie Farmer (Huiel) of Picayune; three nieces and nephews; four great nieces and nephews as well as a host of other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents.  Online condolences and a guest registry are available atwww.saultersmoorefuneralhome.com.