Individual Details

Southern Illinoisan, Carbondale, Illionis,Tuesday, November 22, 2016: Sesser---Ronald Gene Kirkpatrick was born Nov. 29, 1938, to Ethel Elkins Kirkpatrick and Roy Wardener Kirkpatrick. He moved to Chicago Heights in 1957, where he graduated from Bloom Township High School and went to work for Ford Motor Company for the next 40 years. Gene and his wife, Barbara, moved to Arkansas in 1992, following his retirement. Gene passed away at home on Nov. 20, 2016, after a lengthy illness. Gene loved hunting, fishing and bowling. After moving to Arkansas he began farming, hiring himself out to cut and bale hay for many friends and neighbors. He eventually realized his childhood dream of having his own horse, his beloved Socks. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Burdette Kirkpatrick; eldest son, Steven Peterson and his wife, Linda; daughter, Rhonda Kirkpatrick Sims; son, Dennis Peterson; and son, Michael Linville. He is also survived by four grandchildren, Jill Peterson Criner, Ron Sims, Charlotte Martz and Candace Esquivel; and five great-grandchildren, Darrell Stearly, Jenna Criner, Abbygail Clark, Ziva Martz and Addilyn Esquivel. Gene is survived by his brother, James Kirkpatrick, and his sister, Patricia Gross. Gene was preceded in death by his son, Roy Herman Kirkpatrick, and two granddaughters, Laura Elizabeth Peterson and Sara Jeanne Gall. Gene will be buried next to his parents at Horse Prairie Missionary Baptist Church in Sesser. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22. Brayfield-Gilbert Funeral Home, in Sesser, has been entrusted with local arrangements.

Birth	29 Nov 1938	Sesser, Franklin Co., Illinois
Death	20 Nov 2016
Burial		Horse Prairie Cemetery, Sesser, Franklin Co., Illinois
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Spouse

Barbara Burdette ( - )

Father	Roy Wardner Kirkpatrick (1904 - 1941)
Mother	Ethel Lee Elkins (1911 - 2002)
Sibling	James Delmar Kirkpatrick ( - )
Sibling	Patricia Kay Kirkpatrick ( - )

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