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Southeast Missourian, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Sunday, October 31, 2004: BENTON, Mo. -- Marjorie Kathryn Suter Kirkpatrick of Benton died Friday, Oct. 29, 2004, at Ratcliff Care Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born May 19, 1912, in Diehlstadt, Mo., daughter of Willis and Ida Sanders Suter. She was the eldest of seven children. She and Otto Francis Kirkpatrick were married Dec. 19, 1930, at Charleston, Mo. He preceded her in death on Dec. 16, 1986. She is survived by three children, Richard (Faye) Kirkpatrick of Charleston, Mary Kathryn Markey of Bartlett, Tenn., Frances (Ron) Anderssen of Leopold, Mo. She is also survived by a brother, Norman Suter of Mount Dora, Fla.; a sister, Jenny Suter of Leesburg, Fla; nine grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and numerous loving nieces, nephews and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, two brothers, two sisters, a son-in-law and a grandson. Kirkpatrick worked in various offices and for many volunteer organizations during her life. In Charleston, Mo., at the University of Missouri Extension office, she was the soil lab tester. In Charleston and Benton she worked in the Farm Bureau office. She and her husband retired from farming in Scott City in 1975 and relocated to Benton. Kirkpatrick was a member of the Benton United Methodist Church and was the president of the United Methodist Women's Club for 25 years. She was an active member of several organizations. Kirkpatrick was vice president of Lusk Chapel Extension Club. She was a past secretary of the United Cerebral Palsy Board. Up until the age of 85, she served as a volunteer in the Sikeston Regional Care Center in the X-ray department.

Posted at findagrave.com: Born to Willis and Ida Suter. Wife of Otto Francis Kirkpatrick. Mother to Richard O'Neil Kirkpatrick, wife Claudia Faye Bryant, Mary Kathryn Kirkpatrick Markey, Husband Alden Cyril Markey, Died 11/24/1976, and Francis Ann Kirkpatrick Anderssen Husband Ron Anderssen. Grandmother to Claudia Jean Kirkpatrick Rowling (Albert), Richard Otto Kirkpatrick, Jeffrey O'Neal Kirkpatrick, Joy Lee Kirkpatrick, Kathryn Elizabeth Markey Clark, (Robert), Ann Marie Markey McDonald, (David), Nancy Susan Markey Miller, (Mark), Marilyn Gladys Markey, Kenneth Wayne Stone, Died 1/1998, and Gina Marie Sims Dirnberger, (Doug) Great Grandmother to Amanda Rowling, (Claudia), Blake Kirkpatrick, (Richard Otto), Morgan Kirkpatrick, (Richard Otto), Nicholas Kirkpatrick, (Jeffrey O'Neal), Kathryn Nicole Clark, (Kathryn Elizabeth), Robert Wayne Clark, IV, (Kathryn Elizabeth), Mark Edward Miller, Jr.,(Nancy Susan), Erica Justine Miller, (Nancy Susan), Jeremy Trey Miller, (Nancy Susan), Kimberly Irene McDonald, (Ann Marie), Stephanie Ann McDonald, (Ann Marie), John Alden McAdams, (Marilyn Gladys), Miranda Raye Swift, (Marilyn Gladys), Sydney Elise Dirnberger, (Gina Marie), Connor Dirnberger, (Gina Marie).

Kirkpatrick was instrumental in the establishment of the Kenny Rogers Children's Center in Sikeston, Mo. As a member of the original committee, she made numerous trips across the country with other members to work diligently for the establishment of this facility. Certainly neither she nor any of us could know that her own great-grandson would be able to use this facility. And if it were not for her hard work and contributions, quite possibly the facility might not be here today to help him and untold numbers of other children. Friends may call at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Benton from 4 to 8 p.m. today. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the chapel. Interment will follow in Maynard Cemetery near Diehlstadt. Those of us who have been fortunate to have her in their lives can only remember her presence and influence as one of the most precious blessings from God. She truly was a gift.

Birth	19 May 1912	Malden, Dunklin Co., Missouri
Marriage	19 Dec 1930	Charleston, Mississippi Co., Missouri - Otto Francis Kirkpatrick
Death	29 Oct 2004	Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri
Burial		Maynard Cemetery, Diehlstadt, Scott Co., Missouri

Spouse	Otto Francis Kirkpatrick (1907 - 1986)
Child	Frances Ann Kirkpatrick ( - )
Child	Richard O'Neil Kirkpatrick (1931 - 2019)
Child	Mary Kathryn Kirkpatrick (1936 - 2010)