FORT FAIRFIELD – Katherine Jane Churchill, 40, went home to be with her Lord and Savior July 12, 2010, at the home of her parents, after an extended illness. She was born June 30, 1970, in Fort Fairfield, the daughter of Robert W. and Sylvia P. (Gallupe) Churchill. Kathy was a member of Easton Pentecostal Church and was actively involved at Whited Bible Camp, Bridgewater, for more than 30 years. She was a graduate of Fort Fairfield High School, Class of 1988, and Zion Bible Institute, Providence, R.I., Class of 1994. Kathy was employed by Burrelle’s Press Clipping Service of Presque Isle for more than 20 years. Kathy was a young lady who loved life and who never met a stranger, and she loved her cokes and chocolate “awful awful’s,” and her mom’s homemade chocolate sauce. She is survived by her parents, Robert W. and Sylvia P. Churchill of Fort Fairfield; four sisters, Sherry Cunningham of Fort Fairfield, Colleen Barkley and her husband, Jeffrey, of Charlotte, N.C., Karen Cushman and her husband, Nolan, of Mars Hill, and Carolyn Gammon and her husband, Jason, of South Portland; six nephews, three nieces, three great-nephews and one great-niece. Kathy was predeceased by one sister, Karen Lynn Churchill. Special thanks to hospice and their special caregivers, Ruth Collins and Carolyn McGill; and all the others associated with Hospice of Aroostook, Care & Comfort, and Aroostook Cancer Care. Friends may call 7-9 p.m. Thursday, July 15, at Giberson-Dorsey Funeral Home, 144 Main St., Fort Fairfield. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Friday, July 16, at Easton Pentecostal Church, 33 Bangor Road, Easton, with Pastor Richard Bell, Pastor Andrew DeRier and Pastor David McIntyre co-officiating. Interment will be conducted at Fairmount Cemetery, Presque Isle. Those who wish may contribute in memory of Kathy to Whited Bible Camp, P.O. Box 91, Bridgewater, ME 04735. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home and church. <
KATHERINE JANE CHURCHILL
