Katherine Dealia Evitts, age 102, of Ithaca, passed away October 29, 2022, with family at her side at Green Acres in Mt. Pleasant.
Katherine was born in Emerson Township on April 26, 1920, the daughter of Arthur and Lola Pearl (Brown) Evitts.
Katherine worked as a telephone operator, a bookkeeper at Commercial Bank in Ithaca, and as the circulation manager for the state paper of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. She was also the church pianist at the Sowers Methodist Church for 20 years, and at the Edgewood Church of God for 36 years. She would also play for the Gratiot County Youth for Christ, the Edgewood Trio, and for many weddings.
Katherine was a caregiver for her parents and her brother in their later years. She liked gardening, canning, and making flower arrangements.
Katherine is survived by two nieces, Mary McDowell of Mt. Pleasant and Lynette (Bruce) Perry of Manistee, MI; two nephews, Mike (Vickie) Evitts of St. Louis and Lonnie Evitts of Henderson, Nevada; 5 great nieces and 4 great nephews; and several great great nephews and nieces. She was preceded in death by her brother, Clarence Evitts.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday, November 4, 2022 at the Edgewood Church of God, with Pastor Dave Perry officiating. Interment will follow in North Star Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to the service from 10-11 a.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Edgewood Church of God.
The family is being served by the Barden Funeral Home in Ithaca. Condolences may be left for the family online at www.bardenfuneralhome.com.