Born in Lynchburg on May 6, 1928 she was the daughter of the late Victor Keesee and Emma Keesee Murphy. Katherine was an executive house keeper for the state of Virginia in charge of cleaning the governor’s mansion. She was an active member of Mountain View Church of God. Katherine will always be remembered for her love of family and church. She was a seamtress, a ceramic artist, an excellent cook, she was a maker of homemade cards and jewelry just to name a few. Her bracelets were generously given to many of her caregivers, family and friends. She was lovingly called Aunt Katherine by many.
In addition to her husband and parents she was preceded in death by a nephew, Roger Wade.
She is survived by two nephews, Bill Justis and his wife, JoAnne of Rustburg and Howard Hall and his wife, Lisa of Concord; two nieces, Lafonda Gunter and her husband, Carroll of Lynchburg and Desi Justis and her husband, Jeff of Rustburg; Phyllis Wade of Lynchburg; a sister in law, Flonnie Collie and many other family and friends.
The family would like to thank the staffs of Valley View and Runk and Pratt Liberty Ridge for all the help and care they showed to Katherine.
A graveside service will be held at 11:00 am Thursday, March 26, 2020 at Fort Hill Memorial Park with Pastor Lonni Wickard and Desi Justis officiating. A celebration of her life will be held at a later date.
The family requests that memorial contributions be made to Mountain View Church of God, c/o Michelle Simpson, 1010 Grand Oaks Dr., Forest, VA 24551.
