| Birth: | Mar. 4, 1850
Warren County
Pennsylvania, USA | | Death: | May 3, 1913
Kansas City
Jackson County
Missouri, USA | 
Dr. Katharine Richardson (medical doctor) and her sister Dr. Alice Graham (dentist) were the founders of Mercy Hospital, aka Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Katharine was the director of the hospital for 20 years, during which time she never took a salary. A devout nature lover, Katharine's funeral took place under her favorite maple tree on the hospital grounds. Katharine and Alice are buried side by side here.
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Widowed; died of cancer; daughter of Stephen Paine Berry and Harriet Benson, both b. PA
(bio by: Bill Walker)
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Mount Washington Cemetery
Independence
Jackson County
Missouri, USA |
Created by: Bill Walker
Record added: Oct 23, 2002
Find A Grave Memorial# 6870907 |
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