Born August 17, 1926 in Circleville, Ohio, she was raised in a Quaker family in Columbus with her five siblings. As a teenager, she worked at Mills Buffet where she served many visiting performers and celebrities, and met the handsome pilot Nelson Kimmey. On July 25, 1944, she married Nelson in Florida and began her adventurous life as a military wife, following his career to many states—returning “home” to Nelson’s family in Long Island for the birth of each of her children—before finally settling in Maryland in 1964.
She was well traveled, having visited three continents and all 50 states. She spent her summer hours in her garden, where she was especially adept at growing tomatoes, and her winter hours in her sewing room, where she handcrafted an abundance of beautiful items. She loved socializing and was always the life of the party, often remarking “I never met a drink I didn’t like.” Feisty, kind, stubborn, optimistic, and endlessly giving of her love, her things, her time, and her energy, she was a home to many and a friend to all.
She is survived by her three children, Nelson “Skip” Kimmey, Charles Kimmey, and Mary Lee Sadler. Survivors also include her granddaughters Amanda Sadler of Washington, DC; Leslie Moreno-Sadler and her wife Alicia of Austin, Texas; Lauren Fultz and her husband Nicholas and daughter Harper of Fort Irwin, California; Tara Kimmey of Denver Colorado; and Tammy Boone and her husband Michael and children Steven and Lexi of Springfield, Virginia.
Memorial gifts can be made to Shriners Hospitals for Children by mail Attn: Office of Development 2900 N. Rocky Point Dr. Tampa, FL 33607 or online here.
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