Individual Details
Elizabeth Lord Kirkpatrick
(22 Jun 1929 - 13 Mar 2014)
This is pretty much the story of my life too, as I was carted around with them all those years. I was born June 22, l929, Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, which was then a converted Indian Reservation! I traveled with my family and spent one year in the Philippines as a child and one year in Japan as a teenager. We were the first boatload of dependents to go to Japan at the end of WW2. I went to three universities, Wichita, Washington Univ. St. Louis, and graduated from U of Texas in l951 with a degree in English. I like to think of myself as a writer/poet.
I married Ray B. Stice, June 18, l955 and had four children:
All live in Austin, Texas.
Posted at findagrave.com: Elizabeth passed away in Austin Texas, at age 84, after a brief illness. She was born in Ft. Sill , OK to Col. Frank S. and Priscilla Austin Kirkpatrick. As a Army officer's daughter, she and her two brothers, Don and Ed, traveled the world for twenty five years to many Army bases, from the Champaign-Urbana IL, Presidio of Monterey CA., Southern Pines NC, near Ft. Bragg, Hattiesburg, MS, Tacoma WA, to the Philippines and Japan, and finally to Austin, where her family settled after the death of her father.
She attended Austin High School , and was a Red Jacket. She was a graduate of the University of Texas with a Bachelor's degree in English, attended Wichita University, and Washington State University , and was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. After graduation, she married Major Ray B. Stice and had many years together, raising four children, Karen, Robin, Kirk and Kathy. As a Marine Officer's wife, the family continued to travel for another twenty years around the United States , from east coast to west, but returned to Austin , to be near her mother, Priscilla. She called Austin her home at 3306 Bryker Drive , although she never lost her northern accent.
Elizabeth was a devoted daughter, sister, aunt, wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother and great grandmother. She would never say no to any expedition or adventure. Music filled our home with her piano playing and Kathy singing. She loved to do the jitterbug and dance. She is also famous for the old "One, Two" punch. She was a wonderful storyteller and would regale us with stories of her ship travels across the Pacific Ocean four times, being a teenager in Japan nd meeting and receiving a pearl necklace from Mr. Mikimoto, himself.
She always wondered as to where she was or where she was living as a child. She was willing to give advice on any subject, whether you wanted it or not and always spoke her mind. She enjoyed many wonderful international friendships and was known for her generous hospitality. She was fierce democrat and loved intellectual political debates. Her love for her family was exceptionally close. She loved words, writing letters, and wrote many poems, stories and a special children's book, that we will cherish. She had many nicknames such as Ms. Liz, Gig, Gigi, Gidget, Milt, Maza, Madre, Mer, FanTc3, and Mrs. Crumble Bumble.
Elizabeth was predeceased by her parents, husband Ray, brother Ed, son Kirk, and granddaughter Heather. Survivors include her brother Don, her children, Karen & Bill Ratliff, grandsons Bob & Will Ratliff, great granddaughter Scarlett, step-granddaughter Ashley; Robin & Mark Maroney, granddaughter Katy, husband Phil Perry and great grandson Walker and Kelly Maroney; Kirk's daughter Bonnie Stice, and Kathy & Clif Blanchard, grandchildren Patrick and Mary, Nephew Loren Kirkpatrick, Niece Ellen Kirkpatrick Ault and their families, and her extended Austin family including Beth Austin West and all her many siblings, and her many worldly friends and neighbors, including Kay, Brynley, Stephanie, Libby and Yvette.
Special thanks to the amazing staff members of Hospice Austin and Seton Hospital , generous nurses and helpful doctors, Drs. Helmer and Hull.
A memorial celebration of life will be held on Saturday, March 22 at 10:00 am at the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Chapel (Shelton Chapel) at 100 E. 27th Street , Pastor Jim Roberts presiding. After the service, we will inter her ashes at Austin Memorial Park Cemetery, 2800 Hancock Drive.
I married Ray B. Stice, June 18, l955 and had four children:
All live in Austin, Texas.
Posted at findagrave.com: Elizabeth passed away in Austin Texas, at age 84, after a brief illness. She was born in Ft. Sill , OK to Col. Frank S. and Priscilla Austin Kirkpatrick. As a Army officer's daughter, she and her two brothers, Don and Ed, traveled the world for twenty five years to many Army bases, from the Champaign-Urbana IL, Presidio of Monterey CA., Southern Pines NC, near Ft. Bragg, Hattiesburg, MS, Tacoma WA, to the Philippines and Japan, and finally to Austin, where her family settled after the death of her father.
She attended Austin High School , and was a Red Jacket. She was a graduate of the University of Texas with a Bachelor's degree in English, attended Wichita University, and Washington State University , and was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. After graduation, she married Major Ray B. Stice and had many years together, raising four children, Karen, Robin, Kirk and Kathy. As a Marine Officer's wife, the family continued to travel for another twenty years around the United States , from east coast to west, but returned to Austin , to be near her mother, Priscilla. She called Austin her home at 3306 Bryker Drive , although she never lost her northern accent.
Elizabeth was a devoted daughter, sister, aunt, wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother and great grandmother. She would never say no to any expedition or adventure. Music filled our home with her piano playing and Kathy singing. She loved to do the jitterbug and dance. She is also famous for the old "One, Two" punch. She was a wonderful storyteller and would regale us with stories of her ship travels across the Pacific Ocean four times, being a teenager in Japan nd meeting and receiving a pearl necklace from Mr. Mikimoto, himself.
She always wondered as to where she was or where she was living as a child. She was willing to give advice on any subject, whether you wanted it or not and always spoke her mind. She enjoyed many wonderful international friendships and was known for her generous hospitality. She was fierce democrat and loved intellectual political debates. Her love for her family was exceptionally close. She loved words, writing letters, and wrote many poems, stories and a special children's book, that we will cherish. She had many nicknames such as Ms. Liz, Gig, Gigi, Gidget, Milt, Maza, Madre, Mer, FanTc3, and Mrs. Crumble Bumble.
Elizabeth was predeceased by her parents, husband Ray, brother Ed, son Kirk, and granddaughter Heather. Survivors include her brother Don, her children, Karen & Bill Ratliff, grandsons Bob & Will Ratliff, great granddaughter Scarlett, step-granddaughter Ashley; Robin & Mark Maroney, granddaughter Katy, husband Phil Perry and great grandson Walker and Kelly Maroney; Kirk's daughter Bonnie Stice, and Kathy & Clif Blanchard, grandchildren Patrick and Mary, Nephew Loren Kirkpatrick, Niece Ellen Kirkpatrick Ault and their families, and her extended Austin family including Beth Austin West and all her many siblings, and her many worldly friends and neighbors, including Kay, Brynley, Stephanie, Libby and Yvette.
Special thanks to the amazing staff members of Hospice Austin and Seton Hospital , generous nurses and helpful doctors, Drs. Helmer and Hull.
A memorial celebration of life will be held on Saturday, March 22 at 10:00 am at the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Chapel (Shelton Chapel) at 100 E. 27th Street , Pastor Jim Roberts presiding. After the service, we will inter her ashes at Austin Memorial Park Cemetery, 2800 Hancock Drive.
Events
| Birth | 22 Jun 1929 | Fort Sill, Comanche Co., Oklahoma |  | ||
| Marriage | 18 Jun 1955 | Ray Bickmore Stice | | ||
| Death | 13 Mar 2014 | Austin, Travis Co., Texas | | ||
| Burial | Austin Memorial Park Cemetery, Austin, Travis Co., Texas | |
Families
| Spouse | Ray Bickmore Stice (1928 - 1978) |
| Child | Karen Austin Stice (1956 - ) |
| Child | Robin Bickmore Stice (1957 - ) |
| Child | Kirk Seymour Stice (1959 - 2001) |
| Child | Katherine Ann Stice (1964 - ) |
| Father | Frank Smith Kirkpatrick (1899 - 1948) |
| Mother | Priscilla Austin (1905 - 1970) |
| Sibling | Donald Austin Kirkpatrick (1928 - 2015) |
| Sibling | Edwin Loren "Sandy" Kirkpatrick II (1938 - 1981) |
Endnotes
1. E-Mail from Elizabeth L.(Kirkpatrick) Stice.
2. E-Mail from Elizabeth L.(Kirkpatrick) Stice.