Thanks Miss Katherine..words can never what you shared with us..
Katherine Kinard Caldwell
Katherine Kinard Caldwell of Rosedale died Wednesday, July 11, 2007.
Katherine was born Aug. 27, 1909, and lived her entire 98 years in Rosedale. Katherine was the daughter of Bedey Belton Kinard, a railroad company employee, and Belle Kelly Kinard, who ran a thriving boarding house near the railroad station in Rosedale in the early 1900’s.
Katherine derived great happiness from her farming career, which she pursued with vigor and determination following the death of her husband, J.W. (Jim) Caldwell in 1960. During several of her farming years, Katherine’s horticultural expertise distinguished her as the producer of the highest cotton yield per acre in Bolivar County.
Upon retiring from farming, Katherine maintained a magnificent garden at her home. Her bright and fragrant flower border and her sharp wit drew friends and admires of all ages to sit, visit and enjoy. Katherine’s friends and admires are invited to get together for a celebration of her life at her home this Sunday, July 15, 2007, at four o’clock in the afternoon.
This is my Aunt Kat - so different from my Mom, her younger sister, who died almost 30 years previously. I loved visiting with her. She was quite a woman!
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