Vivian Kirkpatrick

September 11, 1952 - November 13, 2021

Ms. Vivian Odessa Kirkpatrick was born on September 11, 1952 in Ansonville, NC to the late E D and Jennie Ree Kendall. She professed her faith in Jesus Christ and was baptized at an early age at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Ansonville, North Carolina. Vivian attended Anson County Public Schools and was a 1970 graduate of Bowman Senior High. After her marriage to Albert Smith, she met and married Leroy Kirkpatrick and from this union five children were born. Vivian was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church of Lawrenceville, GA. Vivian was preceded in death by her sister Myrtle Kendall and brother Felton ‘Chuckie’ Kendall. Vivian leaves to cherish her children Jancelyn (Michael) Carter of Snellville, GA, Jasmine Kirkpatrick of Lawrenceville, GA, Lee J (Christina) Kirkpatrick of Lawrenceville, GA, Ashly (Corey) Wright of Charlotte, NC, Amber (Quentin) Coleman of Frankfort, KY, and step-daughter Melissa (Jeff) Hendrickson of Madison, IN; her grandchildren Maleena, Deuce, Noah, Caden, Dylan, Ariana, Asher, Brittany and Kathy; her adopted sons Junior Akpabio, Micah Harris and Ali Glanville; her adopted daughters Kiiya Sherre Dixon-Hillsman, Amanda Sapp, and Joyce "Kitty LeRoo" Goodman; sisters Mittie Thomas of Ansonville, NC, Jennifer Kendall of Ansonville, NC, Lynn (Louis) Davis of Weddington, NC, Jancelyn Kendall of Ansonville, NC and brother Dennis ‘Pete’ (Virginia) of Ansonville, NC; her adopted sisters Ruth Watkins, Elaine Little, Charlotte Glenn, Rose Douglas, Faye Abner, Sharon Holiday, Janice Cunningham, Cheryl Strickland, Patricia Gilbert and Rebecca Brown and a host of other beloved relatives and friends. Prior to retiring in 2002, Vivian was extremely dedicated to taking care of her children and worked as a school bus driver for Ft. Benning, Gwinnett County and Okaloosa County School Systems; she also worked as a CNA/Medical Assistant for Gwinnett County Jail. Whether you knew her as Ms. Vivian, PeeWee, Chocolate or Mama Viv, to her children, grandchildren and so many others she was known simply as Ma. Cooking and food were her love languages, and she would just as easily feed a stranger as she would her own children. She was truly in a class by herself and will forever be missed. Celebration of Life Services for Vivian Kirkpatrick will be held on Saturday, December 4, 2021 at 1:00PM. These services will be recorded and streamed live. In the event the service is interrupted at any time due to technical issues, the entire service will be uploaded and available to view later in the day. Please copy and paste the link to share, or simply click on the link to view the service. https://vimeo.com/651583536