Joe Ray Kirkpatrick

Joe R. Kirkpatrick, 65, of Eufaula, passed away Monday, January 20, 2020, at the Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa. Joe was born on December 12, 1954, in Checotah, Oklahoma, the son of Ray and Nancy Sue (Stover) Kirkpatrick. He graduated from Eufaula High School in 1973. Joe worked as a heavy equipment operator in the pipeline industry and later worked for Tony Haley's Team Excavating. He was a member of the New Arbor Indian Baptist Church. Survivors include: his sisters, Bessie Kirkpatrick of Eufaula, OK, Sue Harris and husband Kevin of Eufaula, OK, Joyce Kirkpatrick of Broken Arrow, OK and Sarah Plowman and husband Scott of Sandsprings, OK; his brother, Robert Kirkpatrick and wife Sandie of Spiro; his American Bulldog, Crystal; and a host of nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Raylene Stafford.