Mary Hestell Kirkpatrick (1918 - 2009)

Born 6 Jul 1918 in Rush Springs, Grady County, Oklahoma, USA

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Died 10 Jul 2009 at age 91 in St. George, Washington County, Utah, USA

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Biography

Mary Hestell Kirkpatrick was born in 1918. She was the daughter of Baxter Kirkpatrick and Bertha Sluder. She passed away in 2009. She preferred to use her middle name Hestell a variation of Estell.

Sources

• 1940 United States Federal Census about Hestell Mc Kimmey

Name: Hestell Mc Kimmey Age: 21 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1919 Gender: Female Race: White Birthplace: Oklahoma Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Wife Home in 1940: Alila, Tulare, California View Map Street: 16 Inferred Residence in 1935: Rush Springs, Grady, Oklahoma Residence in 1935: Rush Springs, Grady, Oklahoma Sheet Number: 13B Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Ralph Mc Kimmey 29 Hestell Mc Kimmey 21

Birth: Jul. 6, 1918 Rush Springs Grady County Oklahoma, USA Death: Jul. 10, 2009 Saint George Washington County Utah, USA

Mary Hestell McKimmey July 6, 1918 - July 10, 2009

Mary "Hestell" McKimmey passed away in St. George, Utah on Friday July 10th at the age of 91 surrounded by her loved ones. She was born July 6, 1918 in Rush Springs, Oklahoma. After moving to Pond, California in 1934, Hestell met the love of her life, R.L. "Buck" McKimmey. Buck & Hestell were married June 10, 1939 and spent a wonderful 53 years together, living most of it in Wasco, California.

Throughout Hestell's life she lived to make others happy. Her true calling came after the birth of her two children, Jerry Lee and Carol Sue. She was a devoted wife and mother and provided a loving and nurturing home for her family. In 1958, Buck and Hestell bought a small farm in Wasco, California where Hestell drove a tractor, irrigated and worked side by side with Buck. Some of the fondest memories of their grandchildren are of this little farm on the corner of Gunclub and Peterson.

After retirement, she enjoyed traveling and fishing trips, especially to Independence, California and Pismo Beach. She also loved to play golf and dabbled in oil painting. She took great pleasure in her role as grandma to her four grandchildren.

Hestell was preceded in death by her parents, Baxter and Bertha Kirkpatrick, her husband, Buck McKimmey and her brother, Lewis Kirkpatrick.