Vera Kirkpatrick

Clyde-Vera Franklin Kirkpatrick, age 58, died Tuesday, December 30, 2003 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

A native of Haywood County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Leona Conard Franklin. She was also preceded in death by three brothers,
Herman, Henry, and Robert Franklin. She was a unit secretary at Haywood Regional Medical Center for 12 years and for the past five years at Cape
Fear Valley Health Care System in Fayetteville. She was a member of Cove Creek Baptist Church and she loved her grandchildren, reading, and the
outdoors.

She is survived by her husband of 41 years, Benny Kirkpatrick; a daughter,Theresa K. Stewart, of Clyde; a son, Tracey Kirkpatrick and his wife, Lisa,of Canton; two sisters, Beulah Rose of Waynesville and Edith Whitney of Lumberton, NC; five brothers, Don, Doyle, and Wayne Franklin of Port Norris,NJ, Tommy Franklin of Hartford, TN, and Jerry Phillips of Port Norris, NJ;
and four grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 2, 2004 in the Waynesville chapel of Wells Funeral Home with Reverend Chris Willett
officiating. Burial will follow at Liberty Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7:00 until 9:00 p.m. on
Thursday, January 1, 2004 at the funeral home. Serving as pallbearers will be Teddy, Eddie, Shane, and Fred Rose, Donald Lee Franklin, and Jason Conner.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 90 Stiles Road,Canton, NC 28716.

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