Gertrude Raper Kilpatrick Obituary

Name: Reception
Start: 2021-01-19T17:00:00
End: 2021-01-19T19:45:00
Location: River Valley Baptist Church

We are sad to announce that on January 15, 2021 we had to say goodbye to Gertrude Raper Kilpatrick of Cherokee, North Carolina. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Gertrude Raper Kilpatrick or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.

She was predeceased by: her parents, James Raper and Lourina Raper; her husband William Howard Kilpatrick; and her siblings, Marcus, Tom, Wendell, Horace, Hoyt, Pearly, Goldman, Guy Raper, Lillian Allen and Dorothy Webster.

She is survived by: her children, Rex Kilpatrick (Beverly), Helen and Polly Kilpatrick; her siblings, Truman, Charles, Henry Raper, Maggie Stiles, Louise Davenport, Irene Mathis, Reba Davis, Mary Long and Marie Nations; and her granddaughter Hannah Kilpatrick. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews; and many great nieces and great nephews.

Family requests that masks be worn and social distancing procedures be observed during the visitation and service.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Townson-Rose Funeral Home

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January 19, 2021

Jim Raper wrote a sympathy message

“I am deeply saddened to learn of Aunt Gertrude's passing. She and Howard were really special people. I will never forget her kindness, her laugh and her zest for life. She adored her children. She adored her entire family and the community. This is a real loss. May she forever rest in peace and her memory always be a blessing. Jim Raper, Birmingham, AL”

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1945 Conley Bumgarner Rd, Morganton, NC 28655

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