Individual Details
Irene Tressa Kirkpatrick
(13 Nov 1906 - 11 Apr 2001)
Tressa Irene Kirkpatrick was born 13 November 1906, Smithfield, Fulton County, Illinois. On 26 December 1925 she married in Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa, Frank J. Barkley, son of Charles and Grace (Sprinkle) Barkley. There were three (3) children born of the marriage.
The Peoria Journal Star, Peoria, Illinois, April 12, 2001: Irene T. Barkley, 94, of 100 W. Jefferson, Macomb, formerly of Ipava, died at 7:58 a.m. Wednesday, April 11, 2001, at Wesley Village in Macomb. Born Nov. 13, 1906, in Smithfield to Frank and Grace Neff Kirkpatrick, she married Frank Barkley on Dec. 26, 1925, in Keokuk, Iowa. He died March 9, 1989. She also was preceded in death by one son, Dr. Robert Barkley, and four brothers. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Ted (Ginny) Doxstader of Macomb and Mrs. Sonny (Carolyn) Van Order of Vermont; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and one brother, Burdette (and Mary) Kirkpatrick of Champaign. A graduate of Western Illinois University, she taught school in the Ipava area for more than 30 years. She was a member of Ipava Order of Eastern Star Chapter 226. She was a member of Ipava United Methodist Church. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Ipava Cemetery. The Rev. Kevin Kessler will officiate. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at Shawgo Memorial Home in Ipava, with services by her Eastern Star chapter at 7:30 p.m. Memorials may be made to her church, VIT Junior/Senior High Library or Wesley Village.
The Peoria Journal Star, Peoria, Illinois, April 12, 2001: Irene T. Barkley, 94, of 100 W. Jefferson, Macomb, formerly of Ipava, died at 7:58 a.m. Wednesday, April 11, 2001, at Wesley Village in Macomb. Born Nov. 13, 1906, in Smithfield to Frank and Grace Neff Kirkpatrick, she married Frank Barkley on Dec. 26, 1925, in Keokuk, Iowa. He died March 9, 1989. She also was preceded in death by one son, Dr. Robert Barkley, and four brothers. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Ted (Ginny) Doxstader of Macomb and Mrs. Sonny (Carolyn) Van Order of Vermont; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and one brother, Burdette (and Mary) Kirkpatrick of Champaign. A graduate of Western Illinois University, she taught school in the Ipava area for more than 30 years. She was a member of Ipava Order of Eastern Star Chapter 226. She was a member of Ipava United Methodist Church. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Ipava Cemetery. The Rev. Kevin Kessler will officiate. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at Shawgo Memorial Home in Ipava, with services by her Eastern Star chapter at 7:30 p.m. Memorials may be made to her church, VIT Junior/Senior High Library or Wesley Village.
Events
| Birth | 13 Nov 1906 | Smithfield, Fulton Co., Illinois |  | ||
| Marriage | 26 Dec 1925 | Keokuk, Lee Co., Iowa - Frank J. Barkley | | ||
| Death | 11 Apr 2001 | Macomb, McDonough Co., Illinois | | ||
| Burial | Ipava Cemetery, Ipava, Fulton Co., Illinois | |
Families
| Spouse | Frank J. Barkley (1901 - 1989) |
| Child | Virginia Louise Barkley (1928 - ) |
| Child | Robert Frank Barkley (1930 - 1977) |
| Child | Carolyn Grace Barkley (1935 - 2017) |
| Father | Frank Kirkpatrick (1874 - 1959) |
| Mother | Grace Louella Neff (1883 - 1916) |
| Sibling | Clyde Edwin Kirkpatrick (1903 - 1949) |
| Sibling | Clair Neff Kirkpatrick (1904 - 1992) |
| Sibling | Raymond Adeal Kirkpatrick (1908 - 1965) |
| Sibling | Russell Everett Kirkpatrick (1910 - 1977) |
| Sibling | Burdette Frank Kirkpatrick (1912 - 2003) |
Endnotes
1. Social Security Death Index.
2. Iowa Marriages, 1851-1900.
3. Obituary of Frank J. Barkley, Journal Star, Peoria, Illinois, Friday, March 10, 1989, Page 5, Col. 2.
4. Social Security Death Index.
5. Obituary of Irene T. Barkley, The Peoria Journal Star, April 12, 2001, Peoria, Illinois..