Edith Killgore Kirkpatrick

Edith Killgore Kirkpatrick
Edith Killgore Kirkpatrick
Member of the Louisiana Board of Regents for Higher Education
	In office; 1977–1989
Personal details
Born	Edith Aurelia Killgore; November 14, 1918; Lisbon, Louisiana
Died	April 15, 2014 (aged 95); Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Claude Kirkpatrick (1917–1997; married 1938–his death)

Edith Aurelia Killgore Kirkpatrick (November 14, 1918 – April 15, 2014) was an American music educator and politician who served on the Louisiana Board of Regents for Higher Education from 1977 to 1989.

Biography

Born in Lisbon, Louisiana,[lower-alpha 1] she studied at Louisiana College (where she graduated as the Class of 1938 Valedictorian and with a Bachelor of Arts),[2] Juilliard School, and Louisiana State University and was a music teacher in McNeese State University and was a Baptist choir director.[3]

She was appointed to the newly-created Louisiana Board of Regents by Governor Edwin Washington Edwards and served until 1990.[4]

She had four children with her husband, state representative Claude Kirkpatrick.[2] Their daughter-in-law, Sandra Futrell, is a daughter of Mayor of Pineville, Louisiana P. Elmo Futrell, Jr.[5] She published a songbook, Louisiana Let's Sing, during her husband's 1963 gubernatorial campaign.[6]

Her alma mater gave Kirkpatrick a Distinguished Alumni Award and an honorary doctorate,[3] and along with LSU offers a endowed music professorship named after her.[7]

She died on April 18, 2014.[4]

Notes

Her family plantation, the Killgore House, is certified by the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

References

"Killgore House: Louisiana Official Tourism and Travel Information". beta.louisianatravel.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 16, 2009.
"State official, civic leader Claude Kirkpatrick dies at 79", Baton Rouge Morning Advocate, January 15, 1997, p. 7A
Who's Who Among American Women, 2008–2009, 27th edition, P.O. Box 44, New Providence, New Jersey 07974
"Edith Killgore Kirkpatrick Obituary". The Advocate. April 16, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
"Services set for former Pineville Mayor Futrell", Alexandria Daily Town Talk, December 6, 1993, p. D-3
Edith Killgore Kilpatrick, Louisiana Let's Sing, 1963:http://www.antiqbook.com/boox/gaq/028504.shtml Archived February 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
Louisiana College Directory, 2006:"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2009. Retrieved September 27, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[2] Her family plantation, the Killgore House, is certified by the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

[1] "Killgore House: Louisiana Official Tourism and Travel Information". beta.louisianatravel.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 16, 2009.

[claude-3] "State official, civic leader Claude Kirkpatrick dies at 79", Baton Rouge Morning Advocate, January 15, 1997, p. 7A

[wwaaw-4] Who's Who Among American Women, 2008–2009, 27th edition, P.O. Box 44, New Providence, New Jersey 07974

[advo-5] "Edith Killgore Kirkpatrick Obituary". The Advocate. April 16, 2014. Retrieved January 29, 2015.

[6] "Services set for former Pineville Mayor Futrell", Alexandria Daily Town Talk, December 6, 1993, p. D-3

[7] Edith Killgore Kilpatrick, Louisiana Let's Sing, 1963:http://www.antiqbook.com/boox/gaq/028504.shtml Archived February 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[8] Louisiana College Directory, 2006:"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2009. Retrieved September 27, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)