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Willard Booker Kirkpatrick
Twenty years ago, Dr. Willard Booker Kirkpatrick came to Hopkinsville, Kentucky, where he opened an office for the practice of his newly-acquired profession of dentistry. That was his first dental office, for he had just received the degree of DDS from the University of Louisville in 1924. He had been an outstanding student at the Dental College of the University of Louisville, and he brought youth, vigor, enthusiasm and fine professional training to this first venture into the field of dentistry. Years have added experience and youth has given way to sound maturity, but Dr. Kirkpatrick's vigor and enthusiasm for his chosen profession have increased rather than waned, and the large practice which he now enjoys bears testimony to the excellence of the work which he does.
Willard Booker Kirkpatrick was born at Penrod, in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, on December 30, 1898. His father, H.L. Kirkpatrick, who was born at Nashville, Tennessee, in 1872, is now retired from his former business as an operator in coal. His mother, Belle (Booker) Kirkpatrick, was born in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, in 1878. Mr. and Mrs. H.L. Kirkpatrick are now living in Russellville, Kentucky.
The early schooldays of Willard B. Kirkpatrick were spent at Russellville, Kentucky, where he attended the public schools and graduated from Bethel College. For his professional training, Willard Kirkpatrick went to Louisville, Kentucky, where he enrolled as a student in the Dental College of the University of Louisville. In 1924, Dr. Willard B. Kirkpatrick opened an office in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, after receiving his degree of DDS from the University of Louisville, and he is now a well-established dentist in that community.
Elizabeth Forgy, a native of Elkton, Kentucky, became the bride of Dr. Willard Booker Kirkpatrick in 1922. The father of Mrs. Kirkpatrick was S. Walton Forgy, of Elkton, Kentucky, and her mother was Elizabeth (Twidwell) Forgy, of Danville, Kentucky, both of whom are now deceased.
The two children of Dr. and Mrs. Kirkpatrick were both born in Hopkinsville. Harry Louis Kirkpatrick was born on February 16, 1925. After graduation from the Hopkinsville High School, he attended Vanderbilt University for one year. He volunteered for service in the United States Army when war was declared, and is now an instructor in gunnery on Super Fortresses, stationed at Alamogordo, New Mexico. His sister, Elizabeth, was born in Hopkinsville on July 3, 1927.
Election of Dr. Kirkpatrick to the presidency of the West Central Kentucky Dental Assocation proves very definitely that he is highly regarded by other members of his profession who practice in his own district and know him well. In addition to being past president of the West Central Kentucky Dental Assocation, Dr. Kirkpatrick belongs to the Kentucky State Dental Assocation and the American Dental Assocation. He also maintains membership in Psi Omega and in Omicron Kappa Upsilon honorary dental fraternity, and Sigma Alpha Epsilon literary fraternity.
Source: Wallis, Frederick A., and Hambleton Tapp, eds. A Sesqui-Centennial History of Kentucky. Vol. 4. Hopkinsville, KY: Historical Record Association, 1945. Pages 1913-1914.
Updated July 9, 2018