Katie M Pickens, age 88, of Bedford, Texas went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday October 15, 2018 after a major stroke occurred on October 1, 2018 while struggling with dementia. She was born in McKinney, Texas on August 28, 1930. She was first married to the late James Weldon Holland who passed away in 1985. She was married to the late Bill Pickens who passed away in 2005.
Katie graduated from McKinney High School where she was a cheerleader, graduated from North Texas State College with a Bachelors degree in education and soon after earned her Masters in English. She taught elementary school in the McKinney ISD for 1 year, 1 year in the Fort Worth ISD and 35 years in the Grand Prairie ISD at Milam Elementary. She loved teaching her young 5th grade students and really cared about their education. She loved her hobbies: crocheting, oil painting, computer games, dominoes, traveling to Branson, MO and her friends. She was a gift, a beauty, friend, lover, worker, teacher, cook, cleaner, giver, helper, griever, caretaker, Mom, Wife, life-long forgiven follower of Jesus.
Katie is survived by sons Van Holland and his wife, Christy, Kyle Holland and his wife, Elsie; grandchildren: Michael Holland and his wife, Desa, Crystal Redmon and her husband, John, Athena Wilcher and her husband, Chris, Nicholas Holland and his wife, Casey; step-grandchildren: Chelsie Taylor and Michael Taylor; great grandchildren: Lucas Wilcher, Lincoln Wilcher, Makenzie Holland, Karlie Holland, Trenton Holland, Zoe Holland; expected great grandchild: twins River Redmon and Knox Redmon and step-great grandchild Jordyn Taylor.
Katie was active with her memberships in the Disabled American Veterans and the Crosspoint Church of Christ.
Visitation will be held Monday, October 22, 2018 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Bean-Massey-Burge Funeral Home Beltline Road, 2951 S. Belt Line Road, Grand Prairie, Texas 75052.
Funeral service will occur Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at 10:30 AM at Crosspoint Church of Christ, 3020 Bardin Rd, Grand Prairie, TX 75052, Grand Prairie, Texas 75052.
Committal service will occur Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at 12:30 PM at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, 2000 Mt. Creek Pkwy, Dallas, Texas 75211.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.beanmasseyburge.com for the Pickens family.
