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Katherine Mellon Obituary
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Latham Woodward, she was born in San Francisco in 1938 and remained a long-term resident of that city. Kitty was a board member of Art Services International and the American Friends of the Courtauldt Institute in London.
She is survived by her daughter, Shrevie Hooker Shepherd; son-in-law, Dr. James Shepherd; three grandsons, James, George and Charles Shepherd of Gaborone, Botswana; former stepsons, Richard A. Mellon and Armour N. Mellon of Ligonier, Pa.; a sister, Barbara W. Vickers of Taos, N.M.; and a brother, Bob Woodward of Bend, Ore.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 27, at Calvary Episcopal Church, Stonington.
Contributions in Kitty's memory may be sent to the Stonington Free Library, P.O. Box 232, Stonington, CT 06378-0232.
Please visit www.mysticfuneralhome.com to leave an online message of condolence.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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kimberly fullerton
May 12, 2012
My deepest condolences. I was a childhood friend of Shrevie's and have such fond memories of Kitty from grade school. With my sympathy, Kimberly Fullerton
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