Mr. James Andrew Kilpatrick

James Andrew “Andy” Kilpatrick was all about love: love of hunting, love of fishing, love of cycling, love of his Gamecocks, and especially love of family and his precious daughter Mia. Born October 25, 1963, he was the son of James Benjamin Kilpatrick and Nettie DeFoor Kilpatrick of Hartsville, and the younger brother of Tamela Kilpatrick Watkins, who early on exercised her elder sibling privilege to bedevil him until he became bigger and wiser and could bedevil her back. Once you became a part of Andy’s life, you earned his steadfast devotion and loyalty. Never was this more evident than his passion for the football team of the University of South Carolina, the Fighting Gamecocks. Everyone stays for the cliffhangers, but Andy would remain steadfast in his assigned seat through all the blowouts – good and bad, and there were ample of each –until the very end, whether they occurred during the oven-like days of September or the miserably-cold rains of November. This devotion carried through to his many and varied interests, many of which were sporting in nature. He was an avid hunter and fisherman, whose exploits took him from the lakes of Arkansas to the Atlantic Ocean. He also was a passionate cyclist who often rode up to 100 miles a week. He had many good friends through his various activities whom he loved and treasured. His various activities included playing the trumpet in the Hartsville High School Band and the University of South Carolina Band. He graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1986 with a Bachelors degree in Finance. He was a member of the Gamecock Club and Ducks Unlimited. He also was a member of West Hartsville Baptist Church and the Christian Men’s Lunch group. Andy was the Oracle Configuration Lead at Sonoco Products Company. He had worked in several different jobs at Sonoco since 1990, and he loved the company and the people he worked with. The most cherished part of his life was his daughter Mia. Spending time with her, whether riding in the boat at Ocean Isle Beach or in the fields hunting or trying to beat her in a 5-K race, he loved his daughter above everything. It’s always been about what’s in Mia’s best interest, and he worked to make sure that she knew the love of her family at all times. Andy is survived by his daughter Mia of Hartsville; his parents of Hartsville; his sister and her husband Jeff of Mount Pleasant; his nephew Connor of Lexington; his niece Julie of Mount Pleasant; his beloved girlfriend Grace Edwards of Raleigh; Grace’s sons Josh Edwards of Raleigh and his wife Anna, and Matt Edwards of Sopchoppy, Florida; numerous aunts and uncles and many treasured cousins and friends as well as his devoted dog Kelly. Andy’s funeral will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 26, 2016 at West Hartsville Baptist Church. The family will receive visitors immediately following the service and extend an invitation for a lunch in the church’s fellowship hall. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Andy Kilpatrick Memorial Scholarship that will honor an actively involved student from Hartsville High School each year. Donations can be made to the Andy Kilpatrick Scholarship Fund through the Heritage Community Bank, PO Box 2255, Hartsville, SC 29551. Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home is serving the family. www.bpafuneralhome.com

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Mr. James Andrew Kilpatrick

October 25, 1963 - March 22, 2016