Katheryne Trotter Ellison

Graveside Services for Mrs. Katheryne (Trotter) Ellison, 92, of Lake Havasu City, Arizona will be held on Friday, April 5th, 2013 at 2:00 p. m. at the Tishomingo Cemetery in Tishomingo, Oklahoma with Rev. Tom Felder, pastor of the Church of the Nazarene, officiating. Mrs. Ellison passed away on March 23rd, 2013 in Lake Havasu City. Katheryne was born on July 27th, 1920 in Bee, Oklahoma to George Wilson "Jenks" Trotter and Mary Ethel (Douglas) Trotter. At an early age, the family moved to Tishomingo. She moved from Oklahoma to California in 1941. Mrs. Ellison worked at General Dynamics-Convair in San Diego during WWII. She then worked as a pastry chef for the San Diego Schools, retirind in 1980. In 1981, she moved from San Diego to Salem, Oregon, where she attended and became active in the Church of the Nazarene. In 2000, she moved with her daughter and son-in-law to Arizona. Her interests were cooking and baking, at which she excelled. She always tried to improve her baking skills by taking pastry courses from local pastry chefs. Everyone agreed, she made the best fried chicken. One of her proudest accomplishments was returning to Adult Education and receiving her high school diploma at the age of 41. Kaye was a woman of God. She was a very caring person and dedicated her life to helping others. In her later yers, she became a caregiver. Mrs. Ellison was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, William Morris Ellison; son, John Edward Moore and her beloved bichon, Teddy. She is survived by her daughters, Mary Jane Jacks of Torrance, California and Beverly Columbus and husband Charles of Lake Havasu City, Arizona; her sister, Wanda Martin of Mesa, Arizona; five grandchildren, Chris Jacks and wife Daisy of Pahrump, Nevada, Michael Jacks and wife Sandra of The Dalles, Oregon, Dennis Jacks of San Antonio, Texas, and Jann Kaye Whetstone and Janelle Jacks Whetstone, both of Los Angeles, California; ten great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. In remembrance of Kaye, our family requests that you do a kind deed for someone or offer a kind word of encouragement to someone who seems lost. We know you were tired and wanted to go home, Rest in Peace, Mama.

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Katheryne Trotter Ellison

July 27, 1920 - March 23, 2013