Individual Details
Vada Kirkpatrick
(9 Feb 1903 - 2 Sep 2008)
Vada Kirkpatrick, the oldest of Albert Newton Kirkpatrick's children, was born at Dalton, Randolph County, Arkansas, 9 February 1903. On 9 September 1921, she married Jesse Hite Stubblefield, son of John R. and Martha (Brown) Stubblefield. Jesse was born 8 September 1896 and died 15 February 1972. He was a World War I veteran.
After Vada and Jesse were married, they bought a 320 acre farm with a two-story log and stone house in Randolph County, Arkansas. Eventually, while continuing to own the farm, they moved to Pocahontas, Randolph County, Arkansas, where Jesse ran a wholesale grocery business and Vada worked at the Post Office. They both retired in 1968.
There were two (2) children born of the marriage.
An E-Mail from Betty Snow on June 14, 2007 states that Vada Stubblefield is still living. There was an article about her in May in the Pocahontas Star Herald.
This obituary was in the Jonesboro Sun Thursday, September 5, 2008, sent by Betty Snow.
POCAHONTAS - Vada K. Stubblefield, 105, passed away Tuesday at Five Rivers Medical Center. She was born Feb. 9, 1903, at Dalton to the late Albert and Tola Kirkpatrick. Her husband, J. Hite Stubblefield, preceded her in death, along with a grandson, Anthony N. Stubblefield; a daughter-in-law, Betty N. Stubblefield; a son-in-law, Robert W. Jones; a brother, Perry Kirkpatrick; and sister, Nadine Barnett. Survivors include her daughter, Iverne Jones and son, Perry H. Stubblefield, both of Pocahontas; one grandson, John R. Stubblefield of Pocahontas; two great-granddaughters, Meredith Sanantonio of Orlando, Fla., and Emily Tipton of Hot Springs. Survivors also include four great-great-grandsons. Services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in McNabb Funeral Home Chapel with burial following in Masonic Cemetery. Robert Norvell will officiate. Visitation will be Friday evening from 6-8.
After Vada and Jesse were married, they bought a 320 acre farm with a two-story log and stone house in Randolph County, Arkansas. Eventually, while continuing to own the farm, they moved to Pocahontas, Randolph County, Arkansas, where Jesse ran a wholesale grocery business and Vada worked at the Post Office. They both retired in 1968.
There were two (2) children born of the marriage.
An E-Mail from Betty Snow on June 14, 2007 states that Vada Stubblefield is still living. There was an article about her in May in the Pocahontas Star Herald.
This obituary was in the Jonesboro Sun Thursday, September 5, 2008, sent by Betty Snow.
POCAHONTAS - Vada K. Stubblefield, 105, passed away Tuesday at Five Rivers Medical Center. She was born Feb. 9, 1903, at Dalton to the late Albert and Tola Kirkpatrick. Her husband, J. Hite Stubblefield, preceded her in death, along with a grandson, Anthony N. Stubblefield; a daughter-in-law, Betty N. Stubblefield; a son-in-law, Robert W. Jones; a brother, Perry Kirkpatrick; and sister, Nadine Barnett. Survivors include her daughter, Iverne Jones and son, Perry H. Stubblefield, both of Pocahontas; one grandson, John R. Stubblefield of Pocahontas; two great-granddaughters, Meredith Sanantonio of Orlando, Fla., and Emily Tipton of Hot Springs. Survivors also include four great-great-grandsons. Services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in McNabb Funeral Home Chapel with burial following in Masonic Cemetery. Robert Norvell will officiate. Visitation will be Friday evening from 6-8.
Events
| Birth | 9 Feb 1903 | Dalton, Randolph Co., Arkansas |  | ||
| Marriage | 9 Sep 1921 | Randolph Co., Arkansas - Jess Hite Stubblefield | |||
| Death | 2 Sep 2008 | Pocahontas, Randolph Co., Arkansas | | ||
| Burial | Masonic Cemetery, Pocahontas, Randolph Co., Arkansas | |
Families
| Spouse | Jess Hite Stubblefield (1896 - 1972) |
| Child | Vada Iverne Stubblefield (1922 - 2011) |
| Child | Perry Hite Stubblefield (1928 - 2015) |
| Father | Albert Newton Kirkpatrick (1865 - 1939) |
| Mother | Tola Caroline Chester (1880 - 1958) |
| Sibling | Perry Albert Kirkpatrick (1907 - 1972) |
| Sibling | Tola Nadine Kirkpatrick (1916 - 1973) |
Endnotes
1. Jonesboro Sun, Obituary of Vada K. Stubblefield (n.p: Thursday, September 5, 2008, n.d).
2. Jonesboro Sun, Obituary of Vada K. Stubblefield (n.p: Thursday, September 5, 2008, n.d).
3. Jonesboro Sun, Obituary of Vada K. Stubblefield (n.p: Thursday, September 5, 2008, n.d).