Dr. Kurtland H. Lord's Obituary
Kurtland Herrick Lord, M.D., 93, of Southaven MS, born in Bethel, Maine on July 23, 1924, passed away on June 27, 2018. Dr. Lord was preceded in death by his parents, Myron Curtis and Hazel Maybelle Herrick Lord; his first wife, Dawn Cross Lord and son, Kevin L. Lord. He is survived by his wife, June Mathews Morgan Lord, to whom he married on December 25, 1974; children, Darryl A. Lord of Tampa, FL, Michael D. Lord of Statesville, NC and Sharon Lord Wardlaw (Sakda Niwatmaka) of Orlando, FL; step-children, S. Mark Morgan (Diane) of Crossville, TN, and Jacqueline J. Morgan-Ogle (Gordon) of Southaven, MS; grandchildren, Scott R. Liebenhaut (Carly) of Cordova, TN, Jennifer J. Liebenhaut Trimm (H. Christopher) of Southaven, MS and Lauren J. Liebenhaut of Southaven, MS; great-grandchildren, McKenna M. Liebenhaut, Sydney A. Liebenhaut, Sadie M. Liebenhaut, H. Brenner Trimm and Lucille L. Liebenhaut and brothers, Harvey Lord (Carolyn) of Bow, NH and Dana Lord of Mechanic Falls, ME. Dr. Lord attended Bridgton Academy in Bridgton, ME, Bates College in Lewiston ME and Boston University School of Medicine in Boston, MA in 1949. He served in the U.S. Navy Hospital Corp. from 1944-1946 and in the U.S. Army, 82nd Airborne Division as Captain-Regimental Surgeon form 1949-1956. After this, he completed his Urology/ Surgical Residency at McGuire VA Hospital in Richmond, VA from 1952-1956 and practiced Urology at Mease Hospital and Clinic in Dunedin, FL from 1956-1987. Dr. Lord was also a member of the Fairfield Glade United Methodist Church in Fairfield Glade, TN. His memorial service will be held in the chapel of the Kirby Pines Retirement Community on July 23, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. He will be laid to rest in the columbarium of the Fairfield Glade United Methodist Church on July 28, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. Arrangements entrusted to Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery 5668 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN 38119 (901) 767-8930.
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