Irene Trantham

Hendersonville-Rachel "Irene" Kirkpatrick Trantham, age 86, of Hendersonville, died Saturday, October 2, 2004 at the Brian Center of Hendersonville. She was a native of the Meadow Fork Community and was the daughter of the late "Homer" and "Lillian" O'Dell Kirkpatrick. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Charles "Vernon" Trantham, who died in 1988; two brothers, Tommy and Cleophus Kirkpatrick; a sister, Agnes Kirkpatrick Ward; and two sisters-in-law, Agnes Reeves Kirkpatrick and Ollidene Messer Kirkpatrick. She was a member of Keenerville Christian Church. She loved gardening and sewing, and was a hardworking farmer's wife. She is survived by a daughter, Doris T. Walker and her husband, Morris of Fletcher; a son, Lane Trantham and his wife, Betty P. of Meadow Fork; two brothers, Craig Mason Kirkpatrick and his wife, Edna of Saluda, and Clyde George Kirkpatrick of Sand Springs, Oklahoma; a sister-in-law, Grace Trantham Brown and her husband, Jim of Horse Shoe, NC; two brothers-in-law, Othnel E. Trantham of Delton, Michigan, and Houston Ward of Fletcher; five grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-granddaughter; numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 5, 2004 at Keenerville Christian Church. The Reverend Jimmy Moore and Reverend Jerry Trantham will officiate. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11:00 until 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, prior to the services, at the church. Flowers are appreciated or memorials may be made to Keenerville Christian Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Mrs. Shirley Green, 31 Green Hill Drive, Clyde, NC 28721 or to Four Seasons Hospice, 1825 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville, NC 28793. Wells Funeral Homes & Cremation Services of Waynesville is in charge of arrangements.

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