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Landig College of Mortuary Science​

Landig College of Mortuary Science​

| religion=[[United Methodist]]​

| religion=[[United Methodist]]​

| occupation=[[Funeral home]] owner​

| occupation=Funeral home owner​

| spouse=(1) Mildred Sue Barmore Kilpatrick, also known as Sue Cook ([[divorce]]d and deceased)

| spouse=(1) Mildred Sue Barmore Kilpatrick, also known as Sue Cook ([[divorce]]d and deceased)

(2) Anne Burford Kilpatrick​

(2) Anne Burford Kilpatrick​

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'''Kenneth Dale Kilpatrick, Sr.''' (June 14, 1928 &ndash; March 14, 2010), known as '''K.D. Kilpatrick''', was a funeral home owner in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], [[Louisiana]], who served as a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state senator for a single term from 1972 to 1976.  He represented Jackson, Lincoln, and Union parishes and served alongside William Denis "Billy: Brown, III (1931-2012), of neighboring Ouachita Parish.<ref name=senate>{{cite web|url=http://www.senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/Documents/SenateMembership1880ForwardRevisedMar2011.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana State Senate, 1880- Present (Lincoln Parish)|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|date=January 2012|accessdate=October 8, 2019}}</ref>​

'''Kenneth Dale Kilpatrick, Sr.''' (June 14, 1928 &ndash; March 14, 2010), known as '''K.D. Kilpatrick''', was a funeral home owner in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], [[Louisiana]], who served as a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] state senator for a single term from 1972 to 1976.  He represented Jackson, Lincoln, and Union parishes and served alongside William Denis "Billy: Brown, III (1931-2012), of neighboring Ouachita Parish.<ref name=senate>{{cite web|url=http://www.senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/Documents/SenateMembership1880ForwardRevisedMar2011.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana State Senate, 1880- Present (Lincoln Parish)|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|date=January 2012|accessdate=October 8, 2019}}</ref>​

 

==Background==​

==Background==

Kilpatrick was born in Farmerville in Union Parish, to Edgar Noel Kilpatrick and the former Effie Mae Hicks. Edgar Kilpatrick began a small funeral business in Farmerville in 1927 and also worked as a letter carrier. In 1935, the company opened another funeral home in Bernice, also in Union Parish. On [[Thanksgiving Day]] 1944, E. N. Kilpatrick was felled by a [[stroke]] and left paralyzed for the last decade of his life. K. D. and his younger brother, Tex R. Kilpatrick, thereafter worked with their mother in the family business.<ref name=history>{{cite web|url=http://www.rustonfunerals.com/history.php|title=History of Kilpatrick Funeral Homes|publisher=rustonfunerals.com|accessdate=March 21, 2010; no longer on-line}}</ref> K. D. recalls that the stroke "left my father an invalid, although he was to live for ten more years. [Because of] his paralysis, I was forced to become a man overnight. It was during [[World War II]], and there were no adult men to help us. So, as a teenager, I joined my mother in rearing my sister and brother and in keeping our business together."<ref name=history/>​

Kilpatrick was born in Farmerville in Union Parish, to Edgar Noel Kilpatrick and the former Effie Mae Hicks. Edgar Kilpatrick began a small funeral business in Farmerville in 1927 and also worked as a letter carrier. In 1935, the company opened another funeral home in Bernice, also in Union Parish. On [[Thanksgiving Day]] 1944, E. N. Kilpatrick was felled by a [[stroke]] and left paralyzed for the last decade of his life. K. D. and his younger brother, Tex R. Kilpatrick, thereafter worked with their mother in the family business.<ref name=history>{{cite web|url=http://www.rustonfunerals.com/history.php|title=History of Kilpatrick Funeral Homes|publisher=rustonfunerals.com|accessdate=March 21, 2010; no longer on-line}}</ref> K. D. recalls that the stroke "left my father an invalid, although he was to live for ten more years. [Because of] his paralysis, I was forced to become a man overnight. It was during [[World War II]], and there were no adult men to help us. So, as a teenager, I joined my mother in rearing my sister and brother and in keeping our business together."<ref name=history/>​

 

==Leader in the funeral industry==​

==Leader in the funeral industry==

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Kilpatrick graduated from Farmerville High School and attended [[Louisiana Tech University]] in Ruston. He graduated from the Landig College of Mortuary Science in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]]. He was the co-owner of Kilpatrick Funeral Homes, Inc., Central American Life Insurance Company, Inc., and Ashley Life Insurance Company, Inc., prior to his retirement in 2001.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=kenneth-dale-kilpatrick-kd&pid=140759008|title=Kenneth Dale (K.D.) Kilpatrick|publisher=''The Shreveport Times,'' March 16, 2010|accessdate=March 19, 2010}}</ref>  The four Kilpatrick funeral homes, in Farmerville, [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], West Monroe, and Ruston, are now operated by Tex Kilpatrick of Monroe, who holds a degree in [[chemistry]] from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]] and turned down a medical career to join his brother in the management of the funeral home. The Kilpatricks acquired the West Monroe outlet in the 1950s and the Monroe facility in 1977.<ref name=history/>​

Kilpatrick graduated from Farmerville High School and attended [[Louisiana Tech University]] in Ruston. He graduated from the Landig College of Mortuary Science in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]]. He was the co-owner of Kilpatrick Funeral Homes, Inc., Central American Life Insurance Company, Inc., and Ashley Life Insurance Company, Inc., prior to his retirement in 2001.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=kenneth-dale-kilpatrick-kd&pid=140759008|title=Kenneth Dale (K.D.) Kilpatrick|publisher=''The Shreveport Times,'' March 16, 2010|accessdate=March 19, 2010}}</ref>  The four Kilpatrick funeral homes, in Farmerville, [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], West Monroe, and Ruston, are now operated by Tex Kilpatrick of Monroe, who holds a degree in [[chemistry]] from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]] and turned down a medical career to join his brother in the management of the funeral home. The Kilpatricks acquired the West Monroe outlet in the 1950s and the Monroe facility in 1977.<ref name=history/>​