Individual Details
Karl Joseph Kirkpatrick
(18 Oct 1887 - 12 Jun 1962)
Karl Joseph Kirkpatrick was born 18 October 1887, and died 12 Jun 1962 at Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado. He married Elizabeth Clarke of Miles City, Custer County, Montana on 26 June 1912. She was born 9 February 1893.
There were three (3) children born of the marriage.
On the 1930 U. S. Census of Delta, Delta Co., Colorado, Karl J. Kirkpatrick appears with his wife Elizabeth and children Arthur, James and Jean. Karl is a clerk for forest service.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction, Colorado, June 13, 1962, Page 13: Karl J. Kirkpatrick, 74, of 920 Rood Ave., a retired Forest Service employee, died at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in Lincoln Park Hospital. He had been ill for five months. Mr. Kirkpatrick retired in 1951. Beginning in 1910, he worked 15 years for U. S. land offices in Montana and Colorado. From 1928 until retirement he worked for the Forest Service in Mancos, Delta and Grand Junction. Latter he worked several years as bookkeeper for the Blevins-Denning Lumber Co. A lifelong member of the Methodist Church, he had been active in the local congregation since moving to Grand Junction 29 years ago. He was a member of the Men's Club and the board of trustees, and was a former member of the choir. He also belonged to the National Association of Retired Federal Employee, Chapter 351.
Born in Carthage, Ill., he spent his early life there and graduated from Carthage Business College. He was married in Miles City, Mont., June 26, 1912, to Miss Elizabeth Clarke. Surviving are his wife, two sons, Arthur G. Kirkpatrick of Corona, Calif., and James R. Kirkpatrick of Grand Junction; a daughter, Mrs. Winfield (Jeane) Clymer of Grand Junction; a brother, Phillip G. Kirkpatrick of Elvaston, Ill.; nine grand children and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday in Martin's Chapel. The Rev. Marion G. Hixson will officiate. Cremation will follow. A memorial fund is being established at the church.
There were three (3) children born of the marriage.
On the 1930 U. S. Census of Delta, Delta Co., Colorado, Karl J. Kirkpatrick appears with his wife Elizabeth and children Arthur, James and Jean. Karl is a clerk for forest service.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction, Colorado, June 13, 1962, Page 13: Karl J. Kirkpatrick, 74, of 920 Rood Ave., a retired Forest Service employee, died at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in Lincoln Park Hospital. He had been ill for five months. Mr. Kirkpatrick retired in 1951. Beginning in 1910, he worked 15 years for U. S. land offices in Montana and Colorado. From 1928 until retirement he worked for the Forest Service in Mancos, Delta and Grand Junction. Latter he worked several years as bookkeeper for the Blevins-Denning Lumber Co. A lifelong member of the Methodist Church, he had been active in the local congregation since moving to Grand Junction 29 years ago. He was a member of the Men's Club and the board of trustees, and was a former member of the choir. He also belonged to the National Association of Retired Federal Employee, Chapter 351.
Born in Carthage, Ill., he spent his early life there and graduated from Carthage Business College. He was married in Miles City, Mont., June 26, 1912, to Miss Elizabeth Clarke. Surviving are his wife, two sons, Arthur G. Kirkpatrick of Corona, Calif., and James R. Kirkpatrick of Grand Junction; a daughter, Mrs. Winfield (Jeane) Clymer of Grand Junction; a brother, Phillip G. Kirkpatrick of Elvaston, Ill.; nine grand children and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday in Martin's Chapel. The Rev. Marion G. Hixson will officiate. Cremation will follow. A memorial fund is being established at the church.
Events
| Birth | 18 Oct 1887 | Carthage, Hancock Co., Illinois |  | ||
| Marriage | 26 Jun 1912 | Miles City, Custer Co., Montana - Elizabeth Clarke | | ||
| Death | 12 Jun 1962 | Grand Junction, Mesa Co., Colorado | | ||
| Burial | Cremated, Memorial Gardens, Grand Junction, Mesa Co., Colorado | |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Clarke (1893 - 1987) |
| Child | Arthur Gordon Kirkpatrick (1913 - 1990) |
| Child | James Richard Kirkpatrick (1914 - 1994) |
| Child | Jeane Elizabeth Kirkpatrick (1919 - 2008) |
| Father | James Fletcher Kirkpatrick (1860 - 1940) |
| Mother | Harriet "Hattie" Emily Stevenson (1868 - 1952) |
| Sibling | Lewis Fletcher Kirkpatrick (1894 - 1939) |
| Sibling | Warren Edgar Kirkpatrick (1897 - 1947) |
| Sibling | Phillip Gordon Kirkpatrick (1900 - 1980) |
Endnotes
1. 1930 Census Delta Co., Colorado.
2. Obituary of Karl J. Kirkpatrick, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction, Colorado, June 13, 1962, Page 13.
3. Obituary of Elizabeth (Clarke) Kirkpatrick, The Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction, Colorado, May 4, 1987, Page 3 B.
4. Obituary of Elizabeth (Clarke) Kirkpatrick, The Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction, Colorado, May 4, 1987, Page 3 B.
5. Obituary of Karl J. Kirkpatrick, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction, Colorado, June 13, 1962, Page 13.
6. Find A Grave.
7. Obituary of Karl J. Kirkpatrick, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction, Colorado, June 13, 1962, Page 13.