KATHRYN NEWMAN DIES THURSDAY WHILE IN TEXAS

Kathryn McCarney Newman, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Dec. 26, 1991, at Carrollton, Texas, where she was visiting during the Christmas holidays.

Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, which will be announced later.

Newman, who has been involved in civic, educational and religious organizations over the past six decades, was born Sept. 10, 1904, in Des Moines, Iowa.

She was married in July 1933 to Harry B. Newman, at one time president of the former Missouri Utilities Co. He preceded her in death.

Survivors are sons, Warren Newman of Carrollton, and David Newman of Riverside, Ill.; and two grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by a granddaughter.

Newman was a resident of Chateau Girardeau since it opened in 1979. She served on its board of directors from 1983 to 1985 and from 1986 to 1990. She also served as president of the Chateau Residents' Council for eight years.

She was honored for her community activities by the Exchange Club in 1987, when she received that club's Golden Deeds Award. She was only the third woman to receive the award since it was established in 1958. She also received the award of Outstanding Woman in Cape Girardeau in 1951.

She was a graduate of Iowa State University with a degree in home economics. Prior to moving to Cape Girardeau in 1928, she worked as a dietitian at Lakeland Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, and at Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines.

She moved to Cape Girardeau to establish a home service department for Missouri Utilities. Her duties included sponsoring cooking schools to demonstrate the use of home appliances and nutritious food preparations. She also wrote a column for the Southeast Missourian and hosted a radio show in her role with the utilities company.

Newman, who moved to Cape Girardeau the year Southeast Missouri Hospital was built and opened, played an active role in the hospital's development. She was a charter member of the hospital's auxiliary and served as its president form 1974 to 1976. during her term as president, she was instrumental in establishing the Meals on Wheels and Medic Alert programs.

She donated many hours as a hospital volunteer and in the 1930s she assisted with Southeast Missouri Hospital's registered nurse training program.

In 1973, she became a member of the Southeast Missouri Hospital Association. In 1975 she was elected to its board of trustees and was active in planning construction of the Regional Cancer Society. She also served on the board's Promotion and Public Relations Committee.

She was a charter member of the hospital's Foundation Board of Directors and had been its secretary since the group's 1977 incorporation. She was honored by the hospital's auxiliary and association in 1984.

Newman served on the Cape Girardeau Board of Education from 1951 to 1962, and served as vice president of the Missouri State Board Association.

She became a charter member of PEO Chapter FY in Cape Girardeau in 1934, and held every chapter office. She served on the board of the Missouri State PEO Chapter for seven years. She served as centennial chairman for the statewide 100th anniversary celebration of PEO in 1969. She served as president of the state chapter from 1970 to 71, and has remained actively involved through statewide committees. She participated in the Missouri Chapter convention in June.

She was instrumental in the establishment of several local organizations, including a chapter of the American Association of University Women, the Cape Girardeau Business and Professional Women's Club and the League of Women Voters. She held many offices including president.

She was involved in Christ Episcopal Church, serving as president of the Diocesan Board of Episcopal Churchwomen, and was the first woman elected to the vestry. She belonged to the United Council of Churchwomen and was instrumental in the development of FISH, for which she served as a telephone volunteer.

She was a member of the Nancy Hunter Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Wednesday Club. She served for a number of years as a PTA officer and Cub Scouts den mother.