Catherine Chambers Kephart

Catherine
Chambers Kephart
'Kay'
Mrs. Kephart, 87, resident of Plantation Estates in Matthews, died on May 28, 2006.
Kay was born July 15, 1918, in Punxsutawney, PA, daughter of the late Robert W. Chambers and Mina Catherine Chambers. She majored in home economics at Penn State University.
She was employed for many years at Montaldo's and First Union National Bank and retired as secretary to the librarian of Central Piedmont Community College. Kay was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Charlotte, where she was active in the Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church and the St. Andrew's Society. She taught Sunday School for many years and served as a youth advisor. At Plantation Estates, she was also involved in volunteer activities, including the House & Grounds Committee for which she served a term as chair.
She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Robert Eugene Kephart of the residence; daughter, Karen Diane Kephart of Austin, Texas; daughter, Kathleen Kephart Wright and husband, George W. Wright, of Boone, NC; grandson, David Kephart Wright of Linville, NC; brother, Robert W. Chambers, Jr. and wife, Evelyn Chambers, of Punxsutawney, PA; and many nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held at 11 AM Wednesday, May 31, at St. Mark's Lutheran Church on Queens Road, with Dr. Peter Brown, Dr. James Harbinson and Dr. Larry Watts officiating. The family will greet friends in the church's Gathering Place after the service. Burial will follow at Sharon Memorial Park.
The family wishes to express thanks for the gentle, loving care given to Kay by the nursing staff at Plantation Estates and Hospice at Charlotte.
Memorials may be made to Hospice at Charlotte, 1420 E. 7th Street, 28204 or the Memorial Fund at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 1001 Queens Road, 28207.