Thomas L. Kirkpatrick
March 10, 1922 - April 15, 2018
Thomas L. Kirkpatrick, 96, of Gretna, died April 15, 2018 after a long illness. A native of Amherst County, he was the son of Harry and Maude Kirkpatrick. He was a decorated combat veteran of the WW2 Arctic convoys, a longshoreman, a farmer, and a faithful caregiver to his late wife of 72 years, Lois Kirkpatrick. He is survived by his brothers Clifford Kirkpatrick, of Lynchburg, and Kenneth Kirkpatrick, of Harpswell, Maine, his sisters, Joyce Houston, of Lynchburg, and Rebecca Myers, of High Point, North Carolina, his daughter Corinthia Sells and her husband Shawn, of Chesapeake, his son Wesley Kirkpatrick and his wife Kathryn, of Wake Forest, North Carolina, and his six grandchildren. Rev. David Bayse will lead a graveside service at Altavista Memorial Park at 2:00 p.m. on April 19, 2018, with military honors by American Legion Altavista Memorial Post 36 and Gretna Post 232. Finch and Finch Funeral and Cremation Service, Altavista is in charge of arrangements.
Thomas L. Kirkpatrick, 96, of Gretna, died April 15, 2018 after a long illness. A native of Amherst County, he was the son of Harry and Maude Kirkpatrick. He was a decorated combat veteran of the WW2 Arctic convoys, a longshoreman, a farmer,... View Obituary & Service Information