Catherine Woods Jemmott, better known as "Kay," died peacefully at her home, Saturday evening, May 31, 2008. She was 87 years of age and had spent the last four years of her life living in Morehead City to be near her family who live in Emerald Isle.
Born in New York City, May 29, 1921, Kay Jemmott worked as a quality technician inspector on aircraft instruments, critical torpedo mechanisms, and specialized time pieces for Bulova Watch Company during World War II and was chosen as their "Miss Victory, the typical girl war worker" in 1943. During the 60's, she continued this work with Geneva Precision Corp. Before her retirement in 1984, she spent nine years working for the Department of Housing and Urban Development preparing mortgages for multi-family structures, as well as large complexes such as Battery Park.
After her retirement, she moved to Port Orange, Fla., where she devoted over 10 years, and more than 7,500 hours as a volunteer with Halifax Medical Center, Daytona Beach, painting hand puppets and creating favors for food trays to brighten the spirits of patients there.
A funeral mass will be offered at St. Egbert Catholic Church in Morehead City Tuesday, June 10, at 10 a.m. with the priest, Rev. Douglas Smiley officiating. A service at Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale, N.Y., is being planned for later this summer.
She is predeceased by her husband, Henry "John"; her father, Bernard Woods; her mother, Catherine Brady; sister-in-law May Elise Duguid and her husband, Laurence, sister-in-law Dorothy Farmer Woods; and brother-in-law, Herbert B. Jemmott.
She is survived by her brother, John R. Woods of Waldorf, Md.; sister, Ann Barbara Fabian and Robert of Coram, L.I.; brother, Bernard Woods and Mary of Belle Harbor, N.Y.; sister, Eleanor McGirr and Jack of Hawley, Pa.; sister-in-law, Victoria Jemmott of Boynton Beach, Fla.; daughter, Denise Jemmott Brady and Michael of Emerald Isle; son, Thomas M. Jemmott and Janet M. of Kent Lakes, N.Y.; and two grandchildren, John H. Jemmott and Rachel J. Jemmott. Her nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends will miss her warm, generous spirit and wry sense of humor.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Carteret County, P.O. Box 1619, Morehead City, NC 28557 or to a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Brooks Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc., Morehead City, North Carolina.
[Source: JDNews.com (Jacksonville, North Carolina), retrieved October 15, 2008]
Born in New York City, May 29, 1921, Kay Jemmott worked as a quality technician inspector on aircraft instruments, critical torpedo mechanisms, and specialized time pieces for Bulova Watch Company during World War II and was chosen as their "Miss Victory, the typical girl war worker" in 1943. During the 60's, she continued this work with Geneva Precision Corp. Before her retirement in 1984, she spent nine years working for the Department of Housing and Urban Development preparing mortgages for multi-family structures, as well as large complexes such as Battery Park.
After her retirement, she moved to Port Orange, Fla., where she devoted over 10 years, and more than 7,500 hours as a volunteer with Halifax Medical Center, Daytona Beach, painting hand puppets and creating favors for food trays to brighten the spirits of patients there.
A funeral mass will be offered at St. Egbert Catholic Church in Morehead City Tuesday, June 10, at 10 a.m. with the priest, Rev. Douglas Smiley officiating. A service at Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale, N.Y., is being planned for later this summer.
She is predeceased by her husband, Henry "John"; her father, Bernard Woods; her mother, Catherine Brady; sister-in-law May Elise Duguid and her husband, Laurence, sister-in-law Dorothy Farmer Woods; and brother-in-law, Herbert B. Jemmott.
She is survived by her brother, John R. Woods of Waldorf, Md.; sister, Ann Barbara Fabian and Robert of Coram, L.I.; brother, Bernard Woods and Mary of Belle Harbor, N.Y.; sister, Eleanor McGirr and Jack of Hawley, Pa.; sister-in-law, Victoria Jemmott of Boynton Beach, Fla.; daughter, Denise Jemmott Brady and Michael of Emerald Isle; son, Thomas M. Jemmott and Janet M. of Kent Lakes, N.Y.; and two grandchildren, John H. Jemmott and Rachel J. Jemmott. Her nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends will miss her warm, generous spirit and wry sense of humor.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Carteret County, P.O. Box 1619, Morehead City, NC 28557 or to a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Brooks Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc., Morehead City, North Carolina.
[Source: JDNews.com (Jacksonville, North Carolina), retrieved October 15, 2008]
Catherine Woods Jemmott, better known as "Kay," died peacefully at her home, Saturday evening, May 31, 2008. She was 87 years of age and had spent the last four years of her life living in Morehead City to be near her family who live in Emerald Isle.
Born in New York City, May 29, 1921, Kay Jemmott worked as a quality technician inspector on aircraft instruments, critical torpedo mechanisms, and specialized time pieces for Bulova Watch Company during World War II and was chosen as their "Miss Victory, the typical girl war worker" in 1943. During the 60's, she continued this work with Geneva Precision Corp. Before her retirement in 1984, she spent nine years working for the Department of Housing and Urban Development preparing mortgages for multi-family structures, as well as large complexes such as Battery Park.
After her retirement, she moved to Port Orange, Fla., where she devoted over 10 years, and more than 7,500 hours as a volunteer with Halifax Medical Center, Daytona Beach, painting hand puppets and creating favors for food trays to brighten the spirits of patients there.
A funeral mass will be offered at St. Egbert Catholic Church in Morehead City Tuesday, June 10, at 10 a.m. with the priest, Rev. Douglas Smiley officiating. A service at Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale, N.Y., is being planned for later this summer.
She is predeceased by her husband, Henry "John"; her father, Bernard Woods; her mother, Catherine Brady; sister-in-law May Elise Duguid and her husband, Laurence, sister-in-law Dorothy Farmer Woods; and brother-in-law, Herbert B. Jemmott.
She is survived by her brother, John R. Woods of Waldorf, Md.; sister, Ann Barbara Fabian and Robert of Coram, L.I.; brother, Bernard Woods and Mary of Belle Harbor, N.Y.; sister, Eleanor McGirr and Jack of Hawley, Pa.; sister-in-law, Victoria Jemmott of Boynton Beach, Fla.; daughter, Denise Jemmott Brady and Michael of Emerald Isle; son, Thomas M. Jemmott and Janet M. of Kent Lakes, N.Y.; and two grandchildren, John H. Jemmott and Rachel J. Jemmott. Her nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends will miss her warm, generous spirit and wry sense of humor.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Carteret County, P.O. Box 1619, Morehead City, NC 28557 or to a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Brooks Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc., Morehead City, North Carolina.
[Source: JDNews.com (Jacksonville, North Carolina), retrieved October 15, 2008]
Born in New York City, May 29, 1921, Kay Jemmott worked as a quality technician inspector on aircraft instruments, critical torpedo mechanisms, and specialized time pieces for Bulova Watch Company during World War II and was chosen as their "Miss Victory, the typical girl war worker" in 1943. During the 60's, she continued this work with Geneva Precision Corp. Before her retirement in 1984, she spent nine years working for the Department of Housing and Urban Development preparing mortgages for multi-family structures, as well as large complexes such as Battery Park.
After her retirement, she moved to Port Orange, Fla., where she devoted over 10 years, and more than 7,500 hours as a volunteer with Halifax Medical Center, Daytona Beach, painting hand puppets and creating favors for food trays to brighten the spirits of patients there.
A funeral mass will be offered at St. Egbert Catholic Church in Morehead City Tuesday, June 10, at 10 a.m. with the priest, Rev. Douglas Smiley officiating. A service at Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale, N.Y., is being planned for later this summer.
She is predeceased by her husband, Henry "John"; her father, Bernard Woods; her mother, Catherine Brady; sister-in-law May Elise Duguid and her husband, Laurence, sister-in-law Dorothy Farmer Woods; and brother-in-law, Herbert B. Jemmott.
She is survived by her brother, John R. Woods of Waldorf, Md.; sister, Ann Barbara Fabian and Robert of Coram, L.I.; brother, Bernard Woods and Mary of Belle Harbor, N.Y.; sister, Eleanor McGirr and Jack of Hawley, Pa.; sister-in-law, Victoria Jemmott of Boynton Beach, Fla.; daughter, Denise Jemmott Brady and Michael of Emerald Isle; son, Thomas M. Jemmott and Janet M. of Kent Lakes, N.Y.; and two grandchildren, John H. Jemmott and Rachel J. Jemmott. Her nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends will miss her warm, generous spirit and wry sense of humor.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Carteret County, P.O. Box 1619, Morehead City, NC 28557 or to a charity of one's choice.
Arrangements by Brooks Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc., Morehead City, North Carolina.
[Source: JDNews.com (Jacksonville, North Carolina), retrieved October 15, 2008]
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