Individual Details
David Melvin Kirkpatrick
(1 Dec 1935 - 23 Dec 2006)
David Melvin Kirkpatrick was the first child of Dale Melvin and Parma Dixon (Leinbach) Kirkpatrick. He was born 1 December 1935 at Nevada, Vernon County, Missouri. He married Barbara Nevon Wyant at Bethel, Wyandotte County, Kansas on 3 September 1957. She was the elder of two daughters of James Orville and Edith Nora (Earl) Wyant.
David passed away at his home in Tacoma, Washington on 23 Dec 2006. He will be missed by all who knew him, and whom he helped with the family history.
Barbara's parents were divorced and Barbara lived with her mother and step-father, Lloyd White, at Overland Park, Johnson County, Kansas, a suburb of Kansas City. Barbara used the name White in most of her transactions except on her wedding license. Her father, James Wyant, died 22 February 1950 in Kansas City. He was the next to youngest child of James Uriah and Margaret Alice (Long) Wyant of Clearfield, Taylor County, Iowa.
David completed a B.M.E. (Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering) degree from the University of Houston in 1963. He began a long career as an engineering executive working successively for Todd Shipyards, Houston, Texas; Dow Chemical, Freeport, Texas; Celanese Polymer; Spinoza; Bechtel Corp.; and Gulf Interstate Engineering. In1981 he was with Litwin Corp., Tacoma, Washington, as director of marketing for electronic technology. He is a Republican and a member of the Christian Church. He lives in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington. He is the author of "An American Kirkpatrick Family, 1754-1972" (1972).
There were three (3) children born of the marriage.
The News Tribune, Tacoma, Washington, December 27, 2006: David M. Kirkpatrick, born Dec. 1, 1935 in Nevada, MO, passed away Dec. 23, 2006 in Fircrest. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a member of the Knights Templar, Colquhoun Society of America & U.K. He is survived by wife Barbara N. Kirkpatrick, children Amy E. (Vern) Heller, Marshall L. (TaeJa) Kirkpatrick and Neil M. (Tricia) Kirkpatrick, grandchildren Jordan, Jenai, Addison and Christian. Memorial services will be held on Tues., Jan. 2, 2007 at 11 a.m. at Tuell-McKee Funeral Home, 2215 Sixth Ave., Tacoma, 253-272-1414.
David passed away at his home in Tacoma, Washington on 23 Dec 2006. He will be missed by all who knew him, and whom he helped with the family history.
Barbara's parents were divorced and Barbara lived with her mother and step-father, Lloyd White, at Overland Park, Johnson County, Kansas, a suburb of Kansas City. Barbara used the name White in most of her transactions except on her wedding license. Her father, James Wyant, died 22 February 1950 in Kansas City. He was the next to youngest child of James Uriah and Margaret Alice (Long) Wyant of Clearfield, Taylor County, Iowa.
David completed a B.M.E. (Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering) degree from the University of Houston in 1963. He began a long career as an engineering executive working successively for Todd Shipyards, Houston, Texas; Dow Chemical, Freeport, Texas; Celanese Polymer; Spinoza; Bechtel Corp.; and Gulf Interstate Engineering. In1981 he was with Litwin Corp., Tacoma, Washington, as director of marketing for electronic technology. He is a Republican and a member of the Christian Church. He lives in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington. He is the author of "An American Kirkpatrick Family, 1754-1972" (1972).
There were three (3) children born of the marriage.
The News Tribune, Tacoma, Washington, December 27, 2006: David M. Kirkpatrick, born Dec. 1, 1935 in Nevada, MO, passed away Dec. 23, 2006 in Fircrest. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a member of the Knights Templar, Colquhoun Society of America & U.K. He is survived by wife Barbara N. Kirkpatrick, children Amy E. (Vern) Heller, Marshall L. (TaeJa) Kirkpatrick and Neil M. (Tricia) Kirkpatrick, grandchildren Jordan, Jenai, Addison and Christian. Memorial services will be held on Tues., Jan. 2, 2007 at 11 a.m. at Tuell-McKee Funeral Home, 2215 Sixth Ave., Tacoma, 253-272-1414.
Events
| Birth | 1 Dec 1935 | Nevada, Vernon Co., Missouri | |||
| Marriage | 3 Sep 1957 | Bethel, Wyandotte Co., Kansas - Barbara Nevon Wyant | |||
| Death | 23 Dec 2006 | Tacoma, Pierce Co., Washington | |||
| Burial | Unknown |
Families
| Spouse | Barbara Nevon Wyant ( - ) |
| Child | Amy Elizabeth Kirkpatrick (1965 - ) |
| Child | Marshall Lane Kirkpatrick (1968 - ) |
| Child | Neil McKennon Kirkpatrick (1972 - ) |
| Father | Dale Melvin Kirkpatrick (1908 - 1971) |
| Mother | Parma Dixon Leinbach (1909 - 1987) |
| Sibling | Rosemary Bertha Kirkpatrick (1942 - 2004) |