Mrs. Kidder attended St. Catherine's School, Richmond, VA and Wildcliff Junior College, Swathmore, PA. During World War II she worked for the Volunteer Service Bureau in charge of meeting troop trains at local railroad stations. She was a board member of the Junior League in Richmond, VA and in Wilmington, NC and loved being involved with the Pied Piper Theater Production put on each year by the Junior League for young school children. She continued her volunteer service in Wilmington for the rest of her life. Mrs. Kidder was a past president of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the state of North Carolina and a past president of the Ministering Circle. She served on the Ellet - St. Catherine's School Alumnae Board. She was a member of the Cape Fear Country Club, The Surf Club of Wrightsville Beach and The Carolina Yacht Club.
Mrs. Kidder is survived by her two daughters, Martha Patterson Kidder Crittenden (Thomas L., Jr.) and Anne Empie Kidder Gore (Thomas C.); two beloved grandchildren, Thomas Kidder Gore (Julia Darling) and Susanna Latané Crittenden Miller (Adam David) and one great granddaughter, Elizabeth (Liza) Kidder Gore. She is also survived by her nephew, William Henry Beatty (Sally) and her niece, Frances Beatty Adler (Allen); two grand nephews and a grand niece all of New York City.
Graveside services will be held Sunday, July 7, 2013 at 3:00 pm at Oakdale Cemetery with Chaplain Sweetie Francis officiating.
Mrs. Kidder attended St. Catherine's School, Richmond, VA and Wildcliff Junior College, Swathmore, PA. During World War II she worked for the Volunteer Service Bureau in charge of meeting troop trains at local railroad stations. She was a board member of the Junior League in Richmond, VA and in Wilmington, NC and loved being involved with the Pied Piper Theater Production put on each year by the Junior League for young school children. She continued her volunteer service in Wilmington for the rest of her life. Mrs. Kidder was a past president of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the state of North Carolina and a past president of the Ministering Circle. She served on the Ellet - St. Catherine's School Alumnae Board. She was a member of the Cape Fear Country Club, The Surf Club of Wrightsville Beach and The Carolina Yacht Club.
Mrs. Kidder is survived by her two daughters, Martha Patterson Kidder Crittenden (Thomas L., Jr.) and Anne Empie Kidder Gore (Thomas C.); two beloved grandchildren, Thomas Kidder Gore (Julia Darling) and Susanna Latané Crittenden Miller (Adam David) and one great granddaughter, Elizabeth (Liza) Kidder Gore. She is also survived by her nephew, William Henry Beatty (Sally) and her niece, Frances Beatty Adler (Allen); two grand nephews and a grand niece all of New York City.
Graveside services will be held Sunday, July 7, 2013 at 3:00 pm at Oakdale Cemetery with Chaplain Sweetie Francis officiating.
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