Daughter of Harold Preston Shannon & Irene Claire Cooper
Grand-daughter of Alabama Gordon
The Norman Transcript, Sep 21, 2007
Irene Claire Kirkpatrick, 85, of Norman, Oklahoma died
Tuesday, September 18, 2007, in Norman, Oklahoma. Mrs.
Kirkpatrick was born August 13, 1922, in Macon, Georgia
to Harold Preston and Irene Claire (Cooper) Shannon Houston.
She met and fell in love with Bruce Kirkpatrick while he was
a pilot on the air base in Colombus, MS. They were married
in 1942. She was a member of McFarlin United Methodist Church,
Wine and Cheese Bridge Club, and the Military Wives Club. She
also enjoyed volunteer work at Norman Regional Hospital. Irene
was very devoted to her friends and loved ones. She was very
caring and thoughtful of others. Irene was preceded in death
by her husband of 59 years, her parents, her three children;
Wallace Kirkpatrick, Harry Kirkpatrick, and infant daughter;
two brothers, W.W. Shannon and Harold Shannon. Survivors include
nephew, Harold Shannon of Indianola, MS; nephew, Billy Shannon
of Tyler, TX; niece, Eleanor Fraley of Macon, MS; and
sister-in-law, Edna Shannon of Macon, MS. Memorial services
are 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, 2007 at Havenbrook Funeral
Home Chapel in Norman with Rev. Dick House officiating.
