SIKESTON, Mo. -- Katheryn Rowell, 92, of Sikeston died Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2004, at Missouri Delta Medical Center.
She was born April 3, 1912, in Mississippi, daughter of Fred Patrick and Lura Hubbard Rowell. Rowell was a teacher at Morehouse Elementary School in Morehouse, Mo., and then in the St. Louis School District before retiring.
Survivors include three brothers, Joe Rowell of Grove, Okla., Herbert Rowell of Wappapello, Mo., and Douglas Rowell of Dallas, Texas.
She was preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Ponder Funeral Home. The Rev. William "Bill" Koch will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
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