EIGHTH GENERATION

2988. Lewis "Wayne" Kirkpatrick⁽³⁴⁾ was born on 15 Jun 1915 in Lexington, Dawson Co., Nebraska.^{(34) (1218)} He died on 13 Dec 2004 in Gothenburg, Dawson Co., Nebraska.⁽¹²¹⁹⁾ He was buried in Gothenburg Cemetery, Gothenburg, Dawson Co., Nebraska. ⁽¹²¹⁹⁾ Lewis Wayne Kirkpatrick was the second child of Chauncey M. and Isabell e (Brown) Kirkpatrick. He was born 16 June 1915 at Lexington, Dawson C ounty, Nebraska. On 17 July 1939 he married Ruth Kathryn Whitcomb in A rapaho, Furnas County, Nebraska. Ruth was born 22 February 1917 in Yum a County, Colorado. They were living in 1981 in Gothenburg, Dawson Cou nty, Nebraska. Mr. Kirkpatrick is in the gravel business. There were f our (4) children born of the marriage.

Obituary of Wayne Kirkpatrick from the Gothenburg Times. Wayne Kirkpat rick, 89, dies Dec. 13 in Gothenburg. In 1945, he and his father, Chau ncey, formed C. Kirkpatrick and Son Sand and Gravel Company. Wayne Kir kpatrick, 89, died Monday, Dec. 13, 2004, at Hilltop Estates in Gothenb urg. Services were held on Friday, Dec. 17, at the United Methodist Ch urch of Gothenburg, with the Rev. Sharee Johnson officiating. Burial w as at the Gothenburg Cemetery, with Masonic graveside services by the P latte Valley Masonic Lodge #32 A. F. & A. M. of North Platte. Kirkpatr ick was born north of Lexington, on June 16, 1915, to Chauncey M. and I sabelle Brown Kirkpatrick. He was preceded in death by: his parents, a b rother, Joseph Owen; a sister, Twillabelle; a daughter-in-law, Judy McF arland Kirkpatrick; granddaughter, Katie Ivey Huckfeldt.

Survivors include: his wife, Ruth of Gothenburg; two daughters---Cheryl ( James) Sanders of Wabasha, MN, and Kimberly (Bruce) Huckfeldt of Chadro n; two sons--Steven (Kimberlyn) Kirkpatrick of Simi Valley, CA, and Den nis (Susan) Kirkpatrick of Gothenburg; ten grandchildren---Whitcomb (Ki m) Sanders of Webb City, MO, Kirk (Connie) Sanders of Lincoln, Andrew ( Amy) Sanders of Omaha, Michael Kirkpatrick of Winter Park, CO, Alexande r Kirkpatrick of Loveland, CO, Nathan Kirkpatrick of Lakewood, Co., Dor ian Kirkpatrick of Golden Valley, MN, Nicholas Kirkpatrick of Littleton , CO, Hannah Huckfeldt of Chadron, Halcyon Huckfeldt of Salt Lake City, U T, and Daylin Paul of Simi Valley, CA; 12 great-grandchildren---Matthew S anders, Benjamin Sanders, timothy Sanders, Marcus Sanders, Ruth Sanders , Jonathan Sanders, Whitney Sanders, Zachary Sanders, Evan Sanders, Max well Sanders, Hunter Kirkpatrick and Michael Owen Kirkpatrick.

He was married to Ruth Kathryn Whitcomb on 17 Jul 1939 in Arapaho, Furnas Co., Nebraska. Ruth Kathryn Whitcomb^{(34) (1220)} was born on 22 Feb 1917 in Yuma Co., Colorado. ⁽³⁴⁾ She died on 28 Jul 2007 in Gothenburg, Dawson Co., Nebraska. ⁽¹²²⁰⁾ From the Gothenburg Times, August 1, 2007: Ruth Kirkpatrick, 90, She w as an accomplished pianist and seamstress. Ruth Kathryn (Whitcomb) Kir kpatrick, 90, of Gothenburg died Saturday, July 28, 2007, at Gothenburg . Services will be held Wednesday (today)) at 10:30 a.m. at the First U nited Methodist Church of Gothenburg with the Rev.. Randy Dilt officiat ing. Kirkpatrick was born of Feb. 22, 1917 in Yuma County, CO, to Geor ge and Maud (Ivey) Whitcomb. She graduated from Oxford High School in 1 936. Following graduation she attended Kearney Normal School, receivin g her teaching certificate. She then taught school for one year in 193 8 and worked as a telephone operator in 1939. On July 17, 1939, she wa s united in marriage of Lewis Wayne Kirkpatrick at Orleans. To this un ion, four children where born. Kirkpatrick and her husband made their h ome at North Platte from 1939 to 1941, at Scottsbluff from 1941 to 1945 , and at Gothenburg from 1945 to present. She was a member of the Goth enburg United Methodist Church were she was active in the Women's Club, E vening Circle, Utile Dulce, Funeral Committee, Church Building Committe e, and a former Board Trustee. Kirkpatrick was an accomplished pianist a nd a talented seamstress, according to family members. She made numero us costumes for the Community Theater, her children and her grandchildr en. She was a wonderful homemaker and the primary caregiver for her mo ther and father-in-law for many years. She was preceded in death by he r parents; her husband, Lewis; a brother, McClellan; granddaughter Kati e Ivey Huckfeldt. Survivors include: her children---Steven (Kimberlyn ) Kirkpatrick of Simi Valley, CA, Dennis (Susan) Kirkpatrick of Gothenb urg, Cheryl (James) Sanders of Wabasha, MN and Kimberly (Bruce) Huckfel dt of Chadron; a sister, Grace Draper of Grand Junction, CO; 10 grandch ildren and fourteen great-grandchildren--- Jonathan (Kim) Sanders and t heir children, Jonathan and Whitney, of Webb City, MO, Kirk (Connie) Sa nders and their children, Matthew, Benjamin, Timothy, Marcus and Ruth o f Lincoln, Andrew (Amy) Sanders and their children, Zachary, Evan, Maxw ell and Coleman of Omaha, Nathan Kirkpatrick of Colorado Springs, Co., M ichael Kirkpatrick (Bonnie Kelch) and his sons, Hunter and Michael of K earney, Dorian Kirkpatrick (Sarah Dullinger) of Englewood, CO, Alexande r Kirkpatrick (Jessica Davis) of Loveland, Co, Nicholas Kirkpatrick of E nglewood, CO, Hannah Huckfeldt of Charon, and Halcyon (Jared) MacIntyre a nd their daughter Eris, of Salt Lake City, UT. Memorials are suggested t o the First United Methodist Church, 1401 Lake Ave., Gothenburg, NE 691 38. Oneline condolences may be sent to the family at 222.blasestrauser .com. Arrangements have been placed in the care of Blase-Strauser Memo rial Chapel of Gothenburg. Lewis "Wayne" Kirkpatrick and Ruth Kathryn Whitcomb had the following children:

+4441 i. Cheryl Maude Kirkpatrick.
+4442 ii. Steven W. Kirkpatrick.
+4443 iii. Dennis Joel Kirkpatrick.
+4444 iv. Kimberly Ruth Kirkpatrick.