It is with the heaviest of hearts that we announce the passing of Virgil Kirkpatrick. He passed away peacefully on February 14, 2025 at Hospice House, Hospice of Humboldt. Virgil was surrounded by loved ones in the days and hours preceding his death.

Virgil was born in Marysville to Robert and Pearl Kirkpatrick and raised in the foothills of Yuba County. Virgil was the third of five children. Virgil joined the US Army in 1961 and was honorably discharged in 1964. Virgil married and had three children — Robert, Kathy and Gaylene. He brought his family to Humboldt County in the early 1970s. He later divorced and found and married his soul mate Letha Kirkpatrick. Virgil and Letha were married in May 1976 and lived in Fieldbrook, where they raised their children.

Virgil was a fan of football, especially the San Francisco 49ers, and NASCAR. Virgil was an avid Bill Elliott fan and when Bill Elliott retired, he became a fan of Bill Elliott’s son Chase Elliott.

Virgil is preceded in death by his father, Robert Kirkpatrick, mother, Pearl Kirkpatrick, sisters Barbara and Pat and his brother Dennis. Virgil is survived by his wife Letha Kirkpatrick, sister Nadine Stiles, children Robert, Kathy and Gaylene, step-children Debbie, Donna and Kathy and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren, as well as many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews, friends and neighbors.

To know Virgil was to love him. Virgil was kind, compassionate, loving and forgiving. He loved his family deeply and would do anything within his means for those he loved.

There will be a graveside service at Ocean View Cemetery, 3975 Broadway St, Eureka, CA 95503 on March 14, 2025 at 1 p.m. A celebration of life will immediately follow at a location that is to be determined. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to Hospice of Humboldt in Virgil’s name.

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