Robert Melvin Kirkley

February 10, 1942 - February 27, 2022

Mr. Robert Melvin Kirkley, 80, of Pageland, SC passed away on Sunday, February 27, 2022 in Charlotte, NC. Mr. Melvin Kirkley was born on February 10, 1942 in Jefferson, SC to the late George P. Kirkley and Nettie Nancy Jordan Kirkley. Mr. Kirkley loved his family and enjoyed spending time with them. He was a farmer who was always working on something like his tractors, machinery or welding. He was considered by many to be a workaholic who could do anything pretty much a jack of all trades. In his younger days he used to paint cars. He is preceded in death by his daughter, Susan Allen; brother, Roy Pressley Kirkley and sisters, Nancy Jane Kirkley and Betty Sue Kirkley. Mr. Kirkley is survived by his loving wife of fifty-eight years, Margie O. Kirkley of Pageland, SC; son, Rev. Rodney Kirkley (Kim) of Jefferson, SC; daughters, Sandra Arant (Roger) of Pageland, SC and Karen Caulder (Tim) of Chesterfield, SC; son-in-law Dewayne Allen of Chesterfield, SC; grandchildren, Adam Arant (Tiffany), Samantha Sessions, Amelia Arant, Lindsay Caulder, Hunter Caulder, Makayla Kirkley, Mikel Kirkley and Kelsey Allen and great grandchildren, Isabella Sessions, Olivia Sessions, Addison Sessions, Hanna Arant, and Emily Arant. The family will receive friends on Thursday, March 3, 2022 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM at Baumgartner Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life Funeral Service will be held at 3:00 PM on March 3, 2022 at Baumgartner Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Rodney Kirkley officiating. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park of Pageland. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to American Cancer Society, 154 Milestone View, Greenville, SC 29615, American Kidney Fund, 6110 Executive Boulevard, Suite 1010, Rockville, MD 20852-3914 and American Heart Association, Memorials & Tributes Processing Center, 4217 Park Place Ct., Glen Allen, VA 23060-9979. Baumgartner Funeral Home of Pageland, South Carolina (www.baumgartnerfh.com) is assisting the Kirkley family.