Obituary of Princess Pat Gillpatrick

A Celebration of Life for Mr. Princess Pat Gillpatrick, age 87, will be held 2:00 P.M. Monday, December 23, 2019, in the chapel of Golden Funeral home with Rev. JoAnne Pounds officiating. Interment will follow in Stevenson Cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday prior to the service beginning at 1:00 P..M. Mr. Gillpatrick was born on April 6, 1932 to Mrs. Martha Pauline (McAdams) Gillpatrick and Mr. David Homer Gillpatrick, in a cabin on the Salido Creek outside Pleasant Plains, AR, and passed away Thursday, December 19, 2019, in West Monroe, LA. He was the third of three sons and his mother so wanted a girl that she was sure this third child would be a girl. (Hence the name Princess Pat...Taken from a can of “Princess Pat” talcum powder.” He was destined to be Princess Pat. Mrs. Pauline had two more children after Princess; Both boys! After meeting Mrs. Dolly (Delores “Dolly” A. Hurt) in 1951 while on their senior trip to Rockaway Beach, MO, he knew he had found the love of his life. They were married in 1952 and later that same year he was drafted into the U.S. Army serving eighteen months in Korea. Upon return to the U.S. Mr. Pat and Mrs. Dolly made their home in Kennett, MO. In 1971, they moved their family to Bastrop, LA, for work at the new Louisiana Cotton Warehouse in Mer Rouge, LA. Over the years Mr. Gillpatrick was a warehouse man in the cotton compress business, a business owner and entrepreneur (founding Gillpatrick Brokerage, Inc. In 1974) and later in 1979 founding the Bastrop Boot Center. In years to come, Mr. Gillpatrick started and operated five other businesses, three of which he owned. As a young man, Mr. Gillpatrick was a very good baseball player and could have caught major league ball if not for a shoulder injury while playing Army ball. His second love of ball was basketball and later golf. Mr. Gillpatrick had many hobbies over the years. Mostly buying, selling, and collecting firstly classic and antique cars and trucks, then boats, and later campers. He loved to horsetrade and never met a stranger. He was a lover of life and people. Mr. Gillpatrick was a lifetime member of Kennett, MO Masonic Lodge #68 earning his 32nd degree pin in 2003. He never passed by anyone needing his help. His first love was always God, with his action speaking for him and Mrs. Dolly and family second, and country third. His priority was always providing for his family. Mr. Gillpatrick is preceded in death by his parents, Mr. David Homer and Mrs. Martha Pauline (McAdams) Gillpatrick; mother and father-in-law, Mr. And Mrs. C.H. Hurt; three brothers, Jack, David Homer “Jr.”, and Teddy Gillpatrick; one daughter, Kathy Jo Middlebrooks; one beloved little brother in law (1954) Darrel Hurt; brother-in-law, Charles Drebon Hurt; sister-in-law, Barbara Hurt Keen; and numerous uncles, aunts, and nephews. He is survived by his wife of nearly sixty-eight years, Mrs. Delores A. “Dolly” (Hurt) Gillpatrick; one son, Patrick K. Gillpatrick; one brother-in-law, Jimmy Ray (Francis) Gillpatrick; son-in-law, Mike (Lisa) Middlebrooks; daughter-in-law, Peggy J. Fussell Gillpatrick; five nieces, Martha “Sissy” Gillpatrick of Jonesboro, AR, Barbara (J.C.) Arnold, of Jonesboro, AR, Jackie Lynn (Gary) Brewer, Susan Gillpatrick of Memphis, TN, and Renee (Robert) Taylor of Holden, MO; nephews, Robert Wilson of Alaska and John R. Keen (Kathleen) of Phoenix, AZ; four grandsons, Nathan D. Gillpatrick, David S. (Melissa) Gillpatrick, Darrel L. (Kelly) Gillpatrick, and Mitch (Melanie) Stephens; ten great grandchildren, Brison, Carson, Dawson, Tyson, Kolson, Addie Stephens, Mckenzie, Grant, Kye, and Layne Gillpatrick. In lieu of flowers and or other contributions, please make a generous donation to St. Jude’s Childrens Research Hospital in Memphis or the charity of your choice. So many caregivers helped during Mr. Gillpatrick’s time of need that we feel compelled to mention. If we fail to mention someone, our apologies. First, grandson Nathan who helped take care of “pappaw” for months while at home; Dr. E.D. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Gillpatrick’s family physician, who even after fully retiring would make house calls to tend to them; Randy and Karen Lowery, faithful neighbors who have been more like a son and daughter than just neighbors; Dr. James M. Smith and all the staff at Morehouse Physicians Clinic; Morehouse General Hospital.; Cherry Ridge Rehab and staff; Dr. Jack Noble and Sterlington Rehab and staff; all the staff at St. Francis in Monroe with a special thanks to Nurse “Blair”; Theresa McIntyre, Peggy Gillpatrick and good friend Brett Sims for their continual guidance and care; Dr. Michael Cage and staff; the whole gang at LeGrand in Bastrop; special thanks to Memorial United Methodist Church and Mrs. JoAnn Pounds and the endless prayer chains and churches and afar; and to all of Mr. Gillpatrick’s close friends a Morehouse Country Club. A special thanks to the doctors and staff of Cornerstone Hospital in West Monroe, LA. Serving as pallbearers will be Nathan Gillpatrick, David Gillpatrick, Darrel Gillpatrick, Mitch Stephens, Randy Lowery, and William Henson. Honorary pallbearers will be Mike Middlebrooks and Adam Sistrunk.