Linda Kay Kirkpatrick

Funeral services for Linda Kay Kirkpatrick, 58, of Whitesboro, are set for Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 2:00 pm at the Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home with the Rev. Rick Isham officiating. Burial will follow at the Oak Grove Cemetery. Visitation is set for Tuesday, December 1, 2009 from 7:00 - 8:00 pm at the funeral home.

Linda Kay Kirkpatrick was born December 16, 1950 in Gainesville to Joe W. and Ethel Olena Shugart Kirkpatrick. Linda was a member of the Vilott Baptist Church and enjoyed bible study with her close friends. She owned Kaylena Ranch and raised registered black angus cattle and was a member of the Red River Angus Association & the American Angus Association. Linda was a supporter of Noah's Ark Animal Shelter. She loved animals and whenever she saw a crippled animal, she would take it in, give it medical care and take it to the vet. She worked for the Richardson Police Department when she lived in Dallas and after resigning from the police department she obtained a real estate license and went to work for Remax where she went on to become one of the top Real Estate Agents in Texas. She eventually left Dallas and moved to Bonham where she began her own real estate agency LK Properties. Linda was a real estate broker for 28 years. Linda loved all of her grandchildren and enjoyed spending time with them when they came to visit.

She is survived by her father and step-mother Joe W. and Cristina Kirkpatrick of Laredo, her sister Rachel Kirkpatrick of Laredo, brothers and sister-in laws Michael and Malex Kirkpatrick of Laredo and Jason and Mandy Kirkpatrick of Laredo, daughter Marcy Lena Mejia of Ivanhoe, and grandchildren Danny and Lynetta Kirkpatrick of Whitesboro, Faye Ing, Cheyenne Mejia, and Jr. Mejia all of Gainesville, and her ex-husband Jose Luis Martinez of Dallas.

She was preceded in death by her mother.

Pallbearers will be Jason Kirkpatrick, Michael Kirkpatrick, Donnie Shugart, Ronnie Shugart, Ronnie Kirkpatrick, Charles Kirkpatrick