| Notes |
- Katherine M. Wilkinson
Pocatello – Katherine “Kaye” Marie Wilkinson, 72, of Pocatello, died Thursday, Feb. 16, 1989, at her home following a lingering illness.
She was born to Thadious Morton and Verbie Jane Hylbert Gilkison, April 23, 1916, at Gifford, Ill. She married Henry L. Wilkinson Nov. 23, 1953, at Twin Falls. She lived in Twin Falls from 1945-1954 when they moved to Buhl. She was a long-time musician in the Pocatello area. She was a member of the Church of the Nazarene. She was a charter member of the Idaho Old-Time Fiddlers for 29 years and was District No.7 chairperson for nine years. She formed her first band, The Sunshine Rythmaires, and played at the Senior Citizen Center in Pocatello in 1969, being the first to bring music to the Center. She also had two other bands, The Westerneers, and The Twilighters. She coached and played with the junior fiddlers in district No.7. She was a member of the Royal Order of the Women of the Moose for 43 years earning the highest honors and degrees. She was also a member of the Ladies Auxiliary, Pocatello Aerie No.119 Fraternal Order of Eagles and Ivy Rebekah Lodge No.23. She played with Mannie Shaw on his “Mannie Shaw Old Time Fiddler” record album.
Surviving are her husband, Henry L. Wilkinson; two sons, John R.E. Lynch and Howard L. Lynch both of Pocatello; two daughters, Aleen J. Lynch Shearer of Eugene, Ore. and Norma Lynch McGuire of Twin Falls; 13 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, two brothers, a sister and a granddaughter.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Church of the Nazarene, at the corner of Alameda and Hyde, in Pocatello with the Rev. Norman Snowbarger officiating and assisted by the Rev. Steve Yadon. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Henderson Funeral Home, 431 No. 15th Ave., Pocatello, and also at the church one hour prior to the funeral Wednesday. Burial will be in the Mountain View Cemetery.
The Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho. Sunday, 19 February 1989.
LKH note: Thaddeus Gilkison's name is misspelled in the newspaper obituary.
[2, 4]
|
1916 - 1989 (72 years)
[1, 2] 
: Address
: Location
: City/Town
: County/Shire
: State/Province
: Country
: Not Set