KATHERINE DRYDEN

Katherine M. Dryden, 100, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Oct. 4, 1999, at Fountainbleau Lodge.

She was born May 25, 1899, in Marian County, daughter of Adolph William and Ella Mabel Dickson Blohm. She and George H. Dryden were married July 15, 1917, at Hannibal. He died Jan. 23, 1985.

Dryden was a member of Saverton-Ilasco United Methodist Church, and had been a Sunday School teacher.

Survivors include two sons, Adolph Dryden of Thousand Palms, Calif., Walter Dryden of Stuart, Fla.; a daughter, Pauline Bick of Cape Girardeau; a brother, Walter Blohm of Hannibal; 11 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a daughter and a brother.

Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel was in charge of local arrangements.

Friends may call at Smith Funeral Home in Hannibal from 5-8 p.m. Thursday.

Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. John Hayes officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Cemetery at Hannibal.