Palestine High School Alumni Association

04 / 02 / 1911  –  12 / 15 / 2005

Services for Miss Katherine Mead, 94, of Palestine will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Bailey & Foster Chapel with the Rev. Scott Dornbush officiating. Burial will follow in Palestine City Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Bailey & Foster, Palestine.

Miss Mead died Thursday at Palestine Regional Medical Center.  She was born April 2, 1911 in Palestine to the late Arthur Mead Sr. and Katherine Elizabeth (Katie) Kestler Mead.

Miss Mead was a graduate of Palestine High School and Nixon’s Business College. She was a longtime and active member of the First United Methodist Church. During World War II, she worked with the USO and received an award from the Rotary Club. She was employed with Missouri Pacific Railroad and retired from Union Pacific September 3, 1975, after 44 years of service. Miss Mead also worked at Kolstad Jewelry Store and Bailey & Foster Funeral Home.

Miss Mead was a charter member of the Harvey Woman’s Club, a member and past president of Evening Business & Professional Women’s Club, past Matron and life member of Palestine Order of Eastern Star No. 395, member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy No. 2292, past president of the Guion Music Club, member of the Iris Society and past president of Palestine AARP.

Miss Mead was preceded in death by her parents and five brothers, Arthur W. Mead, John C. Mead, Walter G. Mead, David K. Mead, and William K. Mead.

She is survived by three nieces, Winnie Katherine Taylor of Spring, Elizabeth Jane Andrews of Eastland, Janet Kay Erickson of Mesa, Ariz.; and one nephew, Ralph W. Mead of Spring; a number of great-nieces and nephews and great-great-nieces and nephews; and sisters-in-law Louise Mead of Dallas and Winniford Mead of DeSoto.

Pallbearers will be nephews and great-nephews.

Condolence calls will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Bailey & Foster, Palestine. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the building fund of the First United Methodist Church.

Source: Palestine Herald-Press 12-17-2005