William Melvin Kilpatrick, who served in ministry for at least 60 years, died Sept. 6. He was 81.  Kilpatrick attended Howard College in Birmingham (now Samford University) and Mercer University in Macon, Ga.  He began serving a Florida Baptist church as pastor at age 16. He later served as pastor of Bethany Baptist Church, Huntsville; First Baptist Church, Gantt; Zion…