Atlanta, IL – Surrounded by her Earthly family, Patricia Gail Payne Kirkpatrick, 60, of New London, Iowa, joined her Heavenly family on Sunday, September 14, 2025.
Services for Gail will be held on Saturday, September 20, 2025, at the Atlanta United Methodist Church. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m., to be followed by a Memorial Service at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Deborah J. Johnston officiating. Graveside services at Hartsburg Union Cemetery will be held at 1:30 p.m. Cremation Rites have been accorded.
Patricia Gail Payne was born February 8, 1965, in Lincoln, the daughter of Les and Peggy Westen Payne. She was united in marriage to Douglas Kirkpatrick on April 2, 1998. He preceded Gail in death on December 23, 2023.
Gail is survived by her parents, Les and Peggy Payne; three step-children: Stacy (Joe) Jarvis, Nichole (Micah) Peterson, and Spike Kirkpatrick; six step-grandchildren; and aunts and uncles: Ann (Steve) Siltman, Shirley Kavanaugh, Brian (Cindy) Westen, and John (Ronette) Payne; along with many cousins.
She was preceded in death by her husband and grandparents.
Gail was a 1983 graduate of Hartsburg-Emden High School. She then graduated from Lincoln College, Mennonite College of Nursing, and Clarkson College, completing a Family Nurse Practitioner (Master of Science in Nursing) degree. Gail felt a special calling for caring for the elderly. She had worked as a traveling nurse, director of nursing at DeWitt County Nursing Home, an ICU nurse in both Illinois and Iowa, and completed her career as a Nurse Practitioner at River Hills Nursing Home in Keokuk, Iowa.
She was a member of Hartsburg Methodist church and enjoyed spending time with her husband, camping, riding motorcycles, and attending St. Louis Cardinals baseball games. She also loved dogs and cats and owned many throughout the years.
Memorials may be made to her family or P.A.W.S., 2031 48th Street, Ft. Madison, Iowa 52627.
Final arrangements are entrusted with Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home of Atlanta.
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Sorry to hear of Gail’s passing. I had the pleasure of working with Gail, not only was she our NP she was my friend. She will be greatly missed. Sending prayers to the family. Rest in Peace my friend.
It was an honor and a privilege to work with you Gail your great nurse and will be sadly missed your love for Animals though will go on in your name I’m going to leave the donation in your name with Paws from all of us nurses at River Hills Village rest easy now