Rev. Pamela Kilpatrick

Reverend Pamela Kilpatrick, 65, of Brownsville TX, passed away on September 17, 2011 in Brownsville from respiratory failure. Pam was born in Fort Worth on July 10, 1946, the only child of Leweir Lovell “Pat” and Ila Virginia “Janie” Kilpatrick.

As a child, Pam moved with her parents to Japan and later to Montgomery, Alabama where she graduated high school. As a teenager, she was an accomplished horse rider, winning numerous awards in barrel racing. She was married to an Air Force officer, Robert L. Dunham Jr., on December 28, 1966 in San Antonio, eventually having three sons. She went on to earn her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1986 from Angelo State University and a Masters in Divinity from Southern Methodist University in 1989.

Pam answered her calling to preach in 1983, beginning as an Associate Pastor at Sierra Vista United Methodist Church in San Angelo. In 1984 she began her first charge as head Pastor at First United Methodist Church in Robert Lee, Texas. In 1990 she continued to serve as Associate Pastor to Reverend Robert Hall at First United Methodist Church of Victoria. Pam was ordained an Elder in 1992. She then served as Associate Pastor at Coker United Methodist Church in San Antonio 1993. Pam continued her work as Pastor of Crestview United Methodist Church in Austin in 1996, Pastor of First United Methodist Church of Mason in 2003, Pastor of First United Methodist Church of Gonzales in 2006, and Pastor of First United Methodist Church of Brownsville in 2009.

During these 28 years of service to God, she touched many lives and was loved by many who knew her as “Pastor Pam”. She was also an active minister in the Emmaus community at Mt. Wesley near Kerrville, and helped organize several trips with church members to visit Holy sites in Israel. Service to others and closeness to God were central themes in her life, whether in her official capacity or her personal life.

Pam is preceded in death by her father Pat Kilpatrick. She is survived by her mother, Janie Kilpatrick; her son, Aubrey Dunham, his wife Stephanie and daughter Sabina of New Orleans, Louisiana; her son, Tobin Dunham, his wife Kelly and stepdaughter Sara of Bandera; her son, Hardin Dunham, his wife Angela and son Raiden of San Angelo; and her cousins, Bill Baker and wife Jan of Houston, and Susan Langford and husband Jerry of San Angelo.

Visitation will be held at Johnson’s Funeral Home from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 435 W. Beauregard in San Angelo. Funeral service will be held at Sierra Vista United Methodist Church on Thursday, September 22, 2011 at 11:00 a.m., at 4522 College Hills Blvd. Burial will follow at Fairmount Cemetery. Please contact Johnson’s Funeral Home for more information at (325) 655-3113.

Family and friends may sign the online register book at www.johnsons-funeralhome.com.