Edweina Kilpatrick's Obituary
Funeral service for Edweina J. Kilpatrick will be held at the chapel of Radney Funeral Home on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 2 pm with Rev. John Kilpatrick and Rev. Brad Biggerstaff officiating. Visitation will be prior to the service from 1pm to 2pm. Burial will follow in the Hillview Memorial Park.
Edweina J. Kilpatrick went home to be with the Lord on Monday, January 27, 2025. She was 91 years old, born on July 7, 1933, in New Site, Alabama. She is preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Jake Kilpatrick, as well as her father Les Jackson, mother Claudie Jackson, two brothers Veazey and Edrelle Jackson, and sister Luna Belle Hand. She is survived by her daughter Claudia Biggerstaff (Grant), son John Kilpatrick (Gaye), and six grandchildren - Lydia Cheers (David), Brad Biggerstaff (Morgan), Anna Biggerstaff, Jamie Cook (Benji), Jessica Enfinger (Gage), and Rebecca Davis (Owen); six great grandchildren - Gideon and Noelle Cheers, Amelia, Ava, and Allesia Cook, and Ellie Mae Davis; two nieces LuWina and Nancy Hand and nephew Tim Jackson; and other family members and friends.
Edweina always enjoyed music. She started singing in church as a child and as a teen started playing the piano. She received her bachelor's degree in 1955 from Mississippi Southern College, and then received her master’s degree from Auburn University in 1957. While attending college she sang in a gospel trio that traveled and sang throughout the Southeast. She also sang backup for “Little” Jimmy Dempsey and Jerry Reed.
She met Jake Kilpatrick from Dadeville in 1958, and they married in Atlanta in March of 1959. They then settled in Atlanta where they had their two children, Claudia and John. Edweina was an elementary school teacher in Atlanta for 33 years. After she retired, she spent time writing a family cookbook which she later had published. Combining her loving and caring personality and her passion for cooking, Edweina served time as a church hostess and enjoyed having family and friends over for a meal.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society through their website.
Radney Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Edweina J. Kilpatrick.
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