Katherine Wilkins

Katherine W. Wilkins was born February 28, 1920 in Lambert, Mississippi. She was the daughter of Jyles Clarence and Elvira Rosier Wood. She married Edward Wilkins, December 31, 1965, in Los Gatos, California. She was employed as a nurse with Baxter Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Wilkins was a member of Disabled American Veterans, Fleet Reserve, American Legion VFW, Eastern Star & Amarinth and the Clarkridge Baptist Church. Katherine W. Wilkins entered eternal rest in Mountain Home, Arkansas, January 6, 2006 at the age of 85 years, 10 months and 8 days. Survivors: Her husband of forty-one years, Edward Wilkins of Mountain Home, Arkansas; four daughters, Janette Ortega of Mountain Home, Arkansas, Susan Joan Moore and husband Michael of Palo Alto, California, Debra Johnson and husband, Brad of Jefferson City, Missouri; two sons,James Edward Barnhill, Jr. of Gooding, Idaho and John E. Barnhill and wife Jackie of Mountain Home, Arkansas; twenty-two grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; one step-brother, Dan Daniels of Springfield, Illinois; one step-sister,Nona Daniels of Mountain Home, Arkansas; and many nieces and nephews Preceded in Death by: Her parents; daughters, Joyce Gaylor and Edna Jean Barnhill; six brothers and sisters, one granddaughter and two grandsons Visitation: Monday, January 9, 2006, 4:00-8:00 p.m., Kirby-Boaz Funeral Home Chapel Funeral: 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 10, 2006, Clarkridge Baptist Church, with Reverend Bob Mathis officiating Burial: Kirby's Tucker Memorial Cemetery Memorials: Hospice of the Ozarks, 701 Burnett Drive, Mountain Home, AR 72653