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==Career==

==Career==

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''|date=March 16, 2010|accessdate=March 19, 2010}}</ref>  The four Kilpatrick funeral homes, in Farmerville, [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], West Monroe, and Ruston, were, after K.D.'s death, subsequently owned and operated by his brother, Rickard Kilpatrick (1932-2018) of West 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''|date=March 16, 2010|accessdate=March 19, 2010}}</ref>  The four Kilpatrick funeral homes, in Farmerville, [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], West Monroe, and Ruston, were, after K.D.'s death, subsequently owned and operated by his brother, Tex Rickard Kilpatrick (1932-2018) of West Monroe,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thenewsstar/obituary.aspx?pid=190538724|title=Tex Rickard Kilpatrick|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|accessdate=October 8, 2019}}</ref> 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/>​

K. D. Kilpatrick exerted impact on the funeral industry regionally and nationally. He was a board member of the National Selected Morticians, a past president of the North Louisiana Funeral Directors Association and the Louisiana Funeral Directors Association, and a former member of the National Association of Funeral Directors.<ref name=obit/>

K. D. Kilpatrick exerted impact on the funeral industry regionally and nationally. He was a board member of the National Selected Morticians, a past president of the North Louisiana Funeral Directors Association and the Louisiana Funeral Directors Association, and a former member of the National Association of Funeral Directors.<ref name=obit/>

Kilpatrick's first wife was the former Mildred Sue Barmore (1930–2009), also known as Sue B. Cook of Shreveport. Her first husband was William Cook.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rustonleader.com/obitsarch.php?id=1269|title=Obituaries: Sue Barmore Cook|publisher=''Ruston Daily Leader''|accessdate=March 19, 2010; no longer on-line}}</ref>  

Kilpatrick's first wife was the former Mildred Sue Barmore (1930–2009), also known as Sue B. Cook of Shreveport. Her first husband was William Cook.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rustonleader.com/obitsarch.php?id=1269|title=Obituaries: Sue Barmore Cook|publisher=''Ruston Daily Leader''|accessdate=March 19, 2010; no longer on-line}}</ref>  

Upon his death, Kilpatrick was survived by his second wife, the former Anne Burford of Ruston, formerly of [[Mississippi]]; four children, K.D. Kilpatrick, Jr., and wife Mitzie of Shreveport, Paula Kilpatrick Kirk and husband, Les, also of Shreveport, Richard Barham Kilpatrick of Farmerville, and Melanie Kilpatrick Jarrell Willets and husband David Willets of [[Tulsa]], [[Oklahoma]]; a brother, Tex Rickard Kilpatrick (1932-2018) and wife, the former Carole Eady of West Monroe;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thenewsstar/obituary.aspx?pid=190538724|title=Tex Rickard Kilpatrick|publisher=''The Monroe News-Star''|accessdate=October 8, 2019}}</ref> a sister, Johnnie Nell "Sis" Gorton (1929-2016) of West Monroe;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com/obituary/johnnie-sis-kilpatrick-gorton/|title=Johnnie "Sis" Kilpatrick Gorton|publisher=Kilpatrict Funeral Homes|accessdate=October 8, 2019}}</ref> thirteen grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.<ref name=obit/>​

Upon his death, Kilpatrick was survived by his second wife, the former Anne Burford of Ruston, formerly of [[Mississippi]]; four children, K.D. Kilpatrick, Jr., and wife Mitzie of Shreveport, Paula Kilpatrick Kirk and husband, Les, also of Shreveport, Richard Barham Kilpatrick of Farmerville, and Melanie Kilpatrick Jarrell Willets and husband David Willets of [[Tulsa]], [[Oklahoma]]; a brother, Tex Kilpatrick and his wife, the former Carole Eady of West Monroe; a sister, Johnnie Nell "Sis" Gorton (1929-2016) of West Monroe;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com/obituary/johnnie-sis-kilpatrick-gorton/|title=Johnnie "Sis" Kilpatrick Gorton|publisher=Kilpatrict Funeral Homes|accessdate=October 8, 2019}}</ref> thirteen grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.<ref name=obit/>​

Services for Kilpatrick were held on March 17, 2010, at Trinity United Methodist Church. Honorary pallbearers included state Senator Neil Riser, a mortician from Columbia in Caldwell Parish, former Senator Randy Ewing of Quitman in Jackson Parish, and Farmerville [[Mayor]] Stein Baughman.<ref name=obit/>​

Services for Kilpatrick were held on March 17, 2010, at Trinity United Methodist Church. Honorary pallbearers included state Senator Neil Riser, a mortician from Columbia in Caldwell Parish, former Senator Randy Ewing of Quitman in Jackson Parish, and Farmerville [[Mayor]] Stein Baughman.<ref name=obit/>​