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Katherine Virginia “Kay” Watson Wilkins

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Birth	:	26 Nov 1924 Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
Death	:	25 May 1991 Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Geneva Cemetery, Geneva, Fillmore County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.5359900, -97.6064900
Plot	:	Sec. 5 Lot 236 Plot 08
Description	:	WILKINS, KATHERINE VIRGINIA — Katherine Virginia Wilkins was born to Walter W. and Pearl A. Grainger Watson on November 26, 1924, at St. Louis, Mo. She passed away on May 25, 1991, at the Fillmore county Hospital in Geneva at the age of 66 years, five months and 29 days. She was one of five children in the family. Kay was baptized at the St. Francis De Salis Catholic Church May of 1925. As a young child she cherished the time spent with her grandparents, Frank and Anna Grainger, fishing and camping in southern Missouri. After attending Beaumont High School in... Read More	WILKINS, KATHERINE VIRGINIA — Katherine Virginia Wilkins was born to Walter W. and Pearl A. Grainger Watson on November 26, 1924, at St. Louis, Mo. She passed away on May 25, 1991, at the Fillmore county Hospital in Geneva at the age of 66 years, five months and 29 days. She was one of five children in the family. Kay was baptized at the St. Francis De Salis Catholic Church May of 1925. As a young child she cherished the time spent with her grandparents, Frank and Anna Grainger, fishing and camping in southern Missouri. After attending Beaumont High School in St. Louis, Mo., she worked as a riveter for McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Corporation in St. Louis. She then moved to Washington, D.C. to work for the Navy Department. On January 10, 1945, she enlisted in the U.S. Navy, where she served on active duty until December 3, 1945. While in the service she met and later married Don Wilkins on November 13, 1945, at the Great Lakes Naval Station, Great Lakes, Ill. After Kay’s discharge from the Navy, she and Don began raising their family. Eventually five children were born to them. Kay had various jobs throughout her life, but her main job was being a wife and mother. To all who knew her, her family always came first, but her love of life itself came in a close second. She always had a smile and a kind word for all, and when she was around laughter was never far away. Kay was a member of the United Methodist Church and the church choir and was a past member of the Geneva Garden Club and the Geneva Art Association. At one time she spent time as a Girl Scout Leader. For a period of time she owned and operated Kay’s Krafts and shared her talent of arts and crafts with others. She was preceded in death by her father, Walter W. Watson of St. Louis, Mo.; a brother, Arthur F. Watson of St. Louis, Mo., and by an infant grandson, Daniel Wilkins. She is survived by her husband, Don Wilkins; sons David B. Wilkins, Dennis J. Wilkins and Charles C. Wilkins; daughters, Mrs. Kimberly Raney and husband Glenn, and Tamara Salinas and husband Hector. She is also survived by her mother, Mrs. Pearl Watson, brother, Walter J. Watson; and sisters, Evelyn Mosely and husband Wilard and Carol A. Welches, and by nine grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted from the United Methodist Church in Geneva at 11 a.m., Wednesday, May 29, 1991, with Rev. Stanley Rider officiating. Mrs. Judy Ackland accompanied Kelly Eich who sang “Climb Every Mountain” and “Amazing Grace.” Military flag presentation services were conducted from the Geneva Public Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jeff L. Biegert, Joe Ediemeir, Jerry McDonald, Kent and Kurt Myers and J.R. Stewart. Interment was in the Geneva Public Cemetery. (Source: The Nebraska Signal, June 1991)

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Katherine Virginia “Kay” Watson Wilkins death on 25 May 1991 in Geneva, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA
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Donald Howard Wilkins

(1925 - 2013)

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David B. Wilkins

(1947 - 2020)

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