James Ray "Jimmy" Kilpatrick

December 30, 1948 - July 6, 2019

Memorial service for James "Jimmy" Ray Kilpatrick will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, July 12, 2019 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Jimmy passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2019. He was 70. Born December 30, 1948 in Claremore, Oklahoma to Emsley and Lucille (Freeman) Kilpatrick, Jimmy attended school in Claremore, graduating with the class of 1968. He enlisted in the Army following high school and returned home after his service. He worked for Pepsi Corporation in sales as a vending and route driver for many years and left there and worked for Bama Pie for a time. He then went to work for Claremore Public Schools for several years. Later he worked for Delphi and Allied Signal, retiring from there. Jimmy loved sports and enjoyed playing golf every chance he could. He cheered his beloved OU Sooners each time they played. His friends were very important to him and he loved having his family around. Those family members that survive include his son James Kilpatrick, wife Kathi; daughter Jamie Kilpatrick, wife Amanda; his grandchildren Roderick Haas, Cameron Higgins, Braden Kilpatrick, Tanner Higgins, Bryson Kilpatrick, Nathan Eastabrooks and Zh'Montea Kilpatrick and his 10 great grandchildren, many cousins as well as a host of friends and other relatives. Jimmy was preceded in death by his parents Emsley and Lucille Kilpatrick.