Individual Details
Clara "Doris" Kirkpatrick
(24 Aug 1916 - 3 Jul 2004)
Thursday, July 08, 2004: Clara Doris Dean Brimmer, 87, a resident of Barstow for 65 years, passed away Saturday, July 3. 2004 at the veteran's home. She was born Aug. 24, 1916 in Ontario, Calif. She taught at Barstow High School for 38 years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Barstow for 61 years, serving as teacher, librarian, Womens Missionary work, and senior choir member. She was also a member of the High Desert Ramblers Camper Club during the life of the club. She received the 5th degree (second highest award) in ESA as a member for 49 years. She was a member of Retired Teachers Association, Christian Women's Club, Mojave River Valley Museum, Mojave Desert Gem and Mineral Club, and Senior Bowling. She attended Chaffey High School, Chaffey College, UCLA, Claremont, and Redlands, earning a MA in Biology and Study of Child Growth. She loved church, polishing rocks and gems, watching golf, basketball, and baseball, and both watching and attending Billy Graham services. Survivors include her sisters, Ruth Perkins of Honolulu, Hawaii and Mary Boruck; sons, Gary Brimmer of Cypress, Texas, and Vic Brimmer of Oak Hills; grandchildren, great-grandchildren, many nieces, nephews, and friends. Visitation will be Saturday, July 10, 2004 at 9 a.m. at First Baptist Church, 1320 Barstow Road. Funeral service will follow at 10 a.m. also at First Baptist Church. Burial will be at Riverside National Cemetery.
Events
| Birth | 24 Aug 1916 | Ontario, San Bernardino Co., California |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt Mar 1944 | San Bernardino Co., California - Thomas Ross Brimmer | |||
| Death | 3 Jul 2004 | Riverside, Riverside Co., California | | ||
| Burial | Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside Co., California | |
Families
| Spouse | Thomas Ross Brimmer (1916 - 2002) |
| Child | Thomas Ross Brimmer Jr. (1945 - 1995) |
| Child | Gary Louis Brimmer (1946 - ) |
| Child | Vic Harold Brimmer (1948 - ) |
| Father | Julius Denvil Kirkpatrick (1890 - 1952) |
| Mother | Lavina Rachael Wymore (1890 - 1986) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Anne Kirkpatrick (1913 - 2001) |
| Sibling | Lavina "Ruth" Kirkpatrick (1915 - 2005) |
| Sibling | Denzil Victor Kirkpatrick (1918 - 1954) |
| Sibling | Mary L. Kirkpatrick (1924 - ) |
Endnotes
1. 1920 Census San Diego Co., California.
2. Daily Report, August 30, 1916, Pge 2, col. 3, Newspaper vital record (n.p: San Bernardino County, California, n.d).
3. The Daily Press, Obituary of Clara Doris Dean Brimmer (n.p: July 8, 2004, n.d).
4. Ancestry.com.