Individual Details
Mary Ellen Kirkpatrick
(8 Jun 1921 - 28 May 2003)
On the Kingman Co., Kansas Gen Web site is a listing for a Mary Ellen Kirkpatrick who graduated from Kingman High School in 1938.
From the Grove Sun Newspaper, Grove, Oklahoma, May 30, 2003:
MARY ELLEN KIRKPATRICK
GROVE, Okla. - Mary Ellen Kirkpatrick, 81, of Grove, passed away May 28, 2003 at her home after a lengthy illness. Mary Kirkpatrick was born June 8, 1921 to Shea and Lillian Kirkpatrick in Wichita, Kan. She attended high school in Kingman, Kan. She continued her education at Hutchinson Junior College and later at the University of Kansas, and graduated "Cum Laude" with a B.A. Degree in Liberal Arts, Major in Accounting from Wichita State University. She began her career teaching in a rural elementary school in Kingman County. She went on to do private industry accounting and later public accounting in Wichita from 1954 as a sole practitioner until 1963 when joined by Mr. Jayde Sprecker to form the partnership of Kirkpatrick & Sprecker Certified Public Accountants. She retired as a partner in this company in August 1983. Ms. Kirkpatrick was a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, American Women's Society of Certified Public Accountants, Kansas Society of Certified Public Accountants, Wichita Chapter of Kansas Society of Certified Public Accountants and the Kansas State Board of Accountancy for a three-year term in October of 1980 and served as chairman from September 1981-1983. She was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas in Wichita, until moving to Grove and becoming a member at St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church. She was active in the Wichita Area Girl Scout Council from 1958-1983 and the Girl Scouts of U.S.A. from 1970-1975. She received many awards for her services in the organization. The Wichita Professional Chapter of Women in Communications, Inc. honored her with the 1974 Woman of Achievement Award. Her parents preceded her in death. Services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 31, at St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church. Rosary will be conducted at 7:30 p.m., Friday, May 30, at Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove. Father Alex Kennedy will officiate. The interment will be in the Olympus Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Good Shepherd Hospice, 2106 S. Main, Grove, OK 74344.
From the Grove Sun Newspaper, Grove, Oklahoma, May 30, 2003:
MARY ELLEN KIRKPATRICK
GROVE, Okla. - Mary Ellen Kirkpatrick, 81, of Grove, passed away May 28, 2003 at her home after a lengthy illness. Mary Kirkpatrick was born June 8, 1921 to Shea and Lillian Kirkpatrick in Wichita, Kan. She attended high school in Kingman, Kan. She continued her education at Hutchinson Junior College and later at the University of Kansas, and graduated "Cum Laude" with a B.A. Degree in Liberal Arts, Major in Accounting from Wichita State University. She began her career teaching in a rural elementary school in Kingman County. She went on to do private industry accounting and later public accounting in Wichita from 1954 as a sole practitioner until 1963 when joined by Mr. Jayde Sprecker to form the partnership of Kirkpatrick & Sprecker Certified Public Accountants. She retired as a partner in this company in August 1983. Ms. Kirkpatrick was a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, American Women's Society of Certified Public Accountants, Kansas Society of Certified Public Accountants, Wichita Chapter of Kansas Society of Certified Public Accountants and the Kansas State Board of Accountancy for a three-year term in October of 1980 and served as chairman from September 1981-1983. She was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas in Wichita, until moving to Grove and becoming a member at St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church. She was active in the Wichita Area Girl Scout Council from 1958-1983 and the Girl Scouts of U.S.A. from 1970-1975. She received many awards for her services in the organization. The Wichita Professional Chapter of Women in Communications, Inc. honored her with the 1974 Woman of Achievement Award. Her parents preceded her in death. Services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 31, at St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church. Rosary will be conducted at 7:30 p.m., Friday, May 30, at Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home, Grove. Father Alex Kennedy will officiate. The interment will be in the Olympus Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Good Shepherd Hospice, 2106 S. Main, Grove, OK 74344.
Events
| Birth | 8 Jun 1921 | Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas |  | ||
| Death | 28 May 2003 | Grove, Delaware Co., Oklahoma | | ||
| Burial | Olympus Cemetery, Grove, Delaware Co., Oklahoma | |
Families
| Father | Shea P. Kirkpatrick (1895 - 1936) |
| Mother | Lillian Steele (1901 - 1973) |
Endnotes
1. 1930 Census Kingman Co., Kansas.
2. The Grove Sun, Obituary of Mary Ellen Kirkpatrick.
3. The Grove Sun, Obituary of Mary Ellen Kirkpatrick.
4. The Grove Sun, Obituary of Mary Ellen Kirkpatrick.