Published in The Sierra Vista Herald (Apr. 15, 2015):
Catherine May Alcorn, 83, longtime resident of Sierra Vista, Ariz., passed away April 12, 2015, in Peoria, Ariz.
Catherine was born in Phoenix, Ariz., to William and Lucretia King.
Kay graduated from Elk Grove High School in California in 1949.
Kay joined the Women’s Air Force as a teletype tech in January 1950. She served in the USAF during the Korean War and is a member of the Women’s Veteran Memorial in Washington, D.C. She was stationed at Atwater Merced Air Force Base in California.
After leaving the Women’s Air Force, Kay was hired in civil service and spent the next 16 years at the Sacramento Army Depot. In 1967 Kay moved to Sierra Vista and worked on Fort Huachuca as a systems operator/analyst. Kay loved her country and was proud to serve. She devoted her life and time to helping veterans.
Kay was canteen manager of the VFW Post 9972 for 25 years, from 1973 through 1998. She was a life member of the Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post 9972, and past state president1981-1982. She held many positions at auxiliary national level; was past grand president of MOCA; a member of American Legion Post 52; 20-year-plus member of the Order of Eastern Star 109 Elk Grove, Calif.; and VFW Post 9972 Ladies Auxiliary president 1969-1970, 1972-1973, 1983-1984, and 1991-1992.
Kay married retired technical sergeant Noel J. Alcorn on May 5, 1979, and he passed away in May 2012.
Kay is survived by her four daughters, Linda (Ed) Ozier, Lauri (Terry) Schofield, Dianna Boyd, and Deborah (Randy) Kalbe; 13 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces, grandnieces, nephews, and grandnephews.
Visitation will be on Wednesday, April 15, at Hatfield Funeral Home from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Funeral services will be at Hatfield Funeral Home on Thursday, April 16, 2015, at 11:30 a.m., with Pastor Dave Shelton officiating. Military honor guard procession to the cemetery with military honors will follow at the Southern Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Hatfield Funeral Home.
Catherine May Alcorn, 83, longtime resident of Sierra Vista, Ariz., passed away April 12, 2015, in Peoria, Ariz.
Catherine was born in Phoenix, Ariz., to William and Lucretia King.
Kay graduated from Elk Grove High School in California in 1949.
Kay joined the Women’s Air Force as a teletype tech in January 1950. She served in the USAF during the Korean War and is a member of the Women’s Veteran Memorial in Washington, D.C. She was stationed at Atwater Merced Air Force Base in California.
After leaving the Women’s Air Force, Kay was hired in civil service and spent the next 16 years at the Sacramento Army Depot. In 1967 Kay moved to Sierra Vista and worked on Fort Huachuca as a systems operator/analyst. Kay loved her country and was proud to serve. She devoted her life and time to helping veterans.
Kay was canteen manager of the VFW Post 9972 for 25 years, from 1973 through 1998. She was a life member of the Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post 9972, and past state president1981-1982. She held many positions at auxiliary national level; was past grand president of MOCA; a member of American Legion Post 52; 20-year-plus member of the Order of Eastern Star 109 Elk Grove, Calif.; and VFW Post 9972 Ladies Auxiliary president 1969-1970, 1972-1973, 1983-1984, and 1991-1992.
Kay married retired technical sergeant Noel J. Alcorn on May 5, 1979, and he passed away in May 2012.
Kay is survived by her four daughters, Linda (Ed) Ozier, Lauri (Terry) Schofield, Dianna Boyd, and Deborah (Randy) Kalbe; 13 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces, grandnieces, nephews, and grandnephews.
Visitation will be on Wednesday, April 15, at Hatfield Funeral Home from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Funeral services will be at Hatfield Funeral Home on Thursday, April 16, 2015, at 11:30 a.m., with Pastor Dave Shelton officiating. Military honor guard procession to the cemetery with military honors will follow at the Southern Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Hatfield Funeral Home.
Published in The Sierra Vista Herald (Apr. 15, 2015):
Catherine May Alcorn, 83, longtime resident of Sierra Vista, Ariz., passed away April 12, 2015, in Peoria, Ariz.
Catherine was born in Phoenix, Ariz., to William and Lucretia King.
Kay graduated from Elk Grove High School in California in 1949.
Kay joined the Women’s Air Force as a teletype tech in January 1950. She served in the USAF during the Korean War and is a member of the Women’s Veteran Memorial in Washington, D.C. She was stationed at Atwater Merced Air Force Base in California.
After leaving the Women’s Air Force, Kay was hired in civil service and spent the next 16 years at the Sacramento Army Depot. In 1967 Kay moved to Sierra Vista and worked on Fort Huachuca as a systems operator/analyst. Kay loved her country and was proud to serve. She devoted her life and time to helping veterans.
Kay was canteen manager of the VFW Post 9972 for 25 years, from 1973 through 1998. She was a life member of the Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post 9972, and past state president1981-1982. She held many positions at auxiliary national level; was past grand president of MOCA; a member of American Legion Post 52; 20-year-plus member of the Order of Eastern Star 109 Elk Grove, Calif.; and VFW Post 9972 Ladies Auxiliary president 1969-1970, 1972-1973, 1983-1984, and 1991-1992.
Kay married retired technical sergeant Noel J. Alcorn on May 5, 1979, and he passed away in May 2012.
Kay is survived by her four daughters, Linda (Ed) Ozier, Lauri (Terry) Schofield, Dianna Boyd, and Deborah (Randy) Kalbe; 13 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces, grandnieces, nephews, and grandnephews.
Visitation will be on Wednesday, April 15, at Hatfield Funeral Home from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Funeral services will be at Hatfield Funeral Home on Thursday, April 16, 2015, at 11:30 a.m., with Pastor Dave Shelton officiating. Military honor guard procession to the cemetery with military honors will follow at the Southern Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Hatfield Funeral Home.
Catherine May Alcorn, 83, longtime resident of Sierra Vista, Ariz., passed away April 12, 2015, in Peoria, Ariz.
Catherine was born in Phoenix, Ariz., to William and Lucretia King.
Kay graduated from Elk Grove High School in California in 1949.
Kay joined the Women’s Air Force as a teletype tech in January 1950. She served in the USAF during the Korean War and is a member of the Women’s Veteran Memorial in Washington, D.C. She was stationed at Atwater Merced Air Force Base in California.
After leaving the Women’s Air Force, Kay was hired in civil service and spent the next 16 years at the Sacramento Army Depot. In 1967 Kay moved to Sierra Vista and worked on Fort Huachuca as a systems operator/analyst. Kay loved her country and was proud to serve. She devoted her life and time to helping veterans.
Kay was canteen manager of the VFW Post 9972 for 25 years, from 1973 through 1998. She was a life member of the Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post 9972, and past state president1981-1982. She held many positions at auxiliary national level; was past grand president of MOCA; a member of American Legion Post 52; 20-year-plus member of the Order of Eastern Star 109 Elk Grove, Calif.; and VFW Post 9972 Ladies Auxiliary president 1969-1970, 1972-1973, 1983-1984, and 1991-1992.
Kay married retired technical sergeant Noel J. Alcorn on May 5, 1979, and he passed away in May 2012.
Kay is survived by her four daughters, Linda (Ed) Ozier, Lauri (Terry) Schofield, Dianna Boyd, and Deborah (Randy) Kalbe; 13 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces, grandnieces, nephews, and grandnephews.
Visitation will be on Wednesday, April 15, at Hatfield Funeral Home from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Funeral services will be at Hatfield Funeral Home on Thursday, April 16, 2015, at 11:30 a.m., with Pastor Dave Shelton officiating. Military honor guard procession to the cemetery with military honors will follow at the Southern Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Hatfield Funeral Home.
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Korean War
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