Charles Kirkpatrick

PUXICO, Mo. -- Charles Wayne Kirkpatrick, 59, of Puxico died Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007, at his home.

He was born Aug. 5, 1948, at Sturdivant, Mo., son of C.M. and Vergie Stroup Kirkpatrick. He and Brenda Turner were married Feb. 15, 1969, at Zalma, Mo.

Kirkpatrick retired from Tyson Foods at Dexter, Mo. He was a member of Sturdivant Pentecostal Church.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Army.

Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Pamela Sturgen of Vienna, Ill.; four sisters, Deana Shrader of DeSoto, Mo., Barbara Slinkard of Jackson, Pat Cole of Cape Girardeau and Sherren Gauer of St. Louis.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers.

Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Morgan Funeral Home in Advance, Mo.,

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Revs. Dale Holman and Dale Wiseman officiating. Burial will be in Fagan Cemetery near Kinder, Mo.